Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 3
आयाद्भिः प्रतियाद्भिश्च भगदत्तस्य किंकरैः । किमिच्छन्तीति भगिनी पृच्छकैरभिपूरितम्
āyādbhiḥ pratiyādbhiśca bhagadattasya kiṃkaraiḥ | kimicchantīti bhaginī pṛcchakairabhipūritam
ಭಗದತ್ತನ ಕಿಂಕರರು ಬಂದು ಹೋಗುತ್ತಿರಲು ಅದು ತುಂಬಿ ತುಳುಕುತ್ತಿತ್ತು; ಪ್ರಶ್ನಿಸುವವರು—“ಅಕ್ಕಾ, ನಿನಗೆ ಏನು ಬೇಕು?” ಎಂದು ಕೇಳುತ್ತಿದ್ದರು।
Sūta
Listener: (implied) Śaunaka and the Naimiṣāraṇya sages
Scene: A palace forecourt and corridors teeming with servants; some hurry in, others out, carrying trays and messages; a cluster of attendants address a ‘bhaginī’ with polite inquiry, indicating internal household hierarchy.
FAQs
The Purāṇic narrative shows how power structures and desire-driven service surround royalty, setting up ethical choices.
None directly; this is palace/court description connected to the Prāgjyotiṣa episode.
None.