Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 88
पुनः पप्रच्छ तां बालां पुत्रः कस्यायमुत्तमः । कथं धृतो वा जठरे बालोऽयं चंद्रसन्निभः
punaḥ papraccha tāṃ bālāṃ putraḥ kasyāyamuttamaḥ | kathaṃ dhṛto vā jaṭhare bālo'yaṃ caṃdrasannibhaḥ
ಮತ್ತೆ ಅವನು ಆ ಯುವತಿಯನ್ನು ಕೇಳಿದನು—“ಈ ಉತ್ತಮನಾದ ಪುತ್ರನು ಯಾರದು? ಹಾಗೆಯೇ ಚಂದ್ರನಂತೆ ಕಾಂತಿಯುಳ್ಳ ಈ ಬಾಲನು ಗರ್ಭದಲ್ಲಿ ಹೇಗೆ ಧರಿಸಲ್ಪಟ್ಟು ಹೇಗೆ ಹೊತ್ತಿರಿಸಲ್ಪಟ್ಟನು?”
Brāhmaṇa (vipra) speaking (within narrator’s frame)
Scene: The man points gently toward the moon-like child, asking about his father and the mystery of conception; the child glows softly, calm and radiant.
FAQs
Dharma seeks clarity about responsibility and lineage; careful questioning precedes ethical decisions in complex situations.
Gokarṇa (contextual setting), though the verse itself focuses on the child and parentage.
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