Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 8
तत्कीदृक्परिणामोऽस्य स्वप्नस्य द्विजसत्तमाः । भविष्यति प्रजल्पध्वं परं कौतूहलं यतः
tatkīdṛkpariṇāmo'sya svapnasya dvijasattamāḥ | bhaviṣyati prajalpadhvaṃ paraṃ kautūhalaṃ yataḥ
“ಓ ದ್ವಿಜಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠರೇ, ಈ ಸ್ವಪ್ನದ ಫಲಿತಾಂಶ ಯಾವ ರೀತಿಯಾಗುವುದು? ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು ತಿಳಿಸಿ, ಏಕೆಂದರೆ ನನ್ನ ಕುತೂಹಲ ಅತ್ಯಂತವಾಗಿದೆ।”
Rāma
Type: kshetra
Listener: Brāhmaṇas (dvija-sattamāḥ)
Scene: Rāma, earnest and composed, asks the brāhmaṇas about the dream’s outcome; brāhmaṇas sit in deliberation, one elder poised to respond.
FAQs
Spiritual experiences should be tested through wise counsel; dharma grows through humility and inquiry.
The inquiry occurs in the Pitṛkūpikā episode, reinforcing the tīrtha’s role as a catalyst for pitṛ-dharma.
The verse prescribes consultation—asking learned Brahmins to interpret signs before performing or adjusting rites.
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