Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 82
दूता ऊचुः । कासि त्वं सुभगे नारि देवी वा दानवी नु किम् । केन वा त्रासितासि त्वं मुष्टं केन धनं तव
dūtā ūcuḥ | kāsi tvaṃ subhage nāri devī vā dānavī nu kim | kena vā trāsitāsi tvaṃ muṣṭaṃ kena dhanaṃ tava
ദൂതന്മാർ പറഞ്ഞു—ഹേ സുഭഗേ നാരീ, നീ ആരാണ്? നീ ദേവിയാണോ ദാനവിയാണോ? നിന്നെ ആരാണ് ഭീതിപ്പെടുത്തിയത്? നിന്റെ ധനം ആരാണ് ബലമായി കവർന്നത്?
Dūtāḥ (Rāma’s messengers)
Scene: Two royal messengers confront a frightened, auspicious woman in a forest setting; their hands raised in questioning gesture, faces showing concern and suspicion.
FAQs
Dharma begins with compassionate inquiry—recognizing distress and seeking its cause so protection and justice can be offered.
The setting is Dharmāraṇya (the ‘Forest of Dharma’) within the Skanda Purana’s Dharmāraṇya Khaṇḍa; this verse itself focuses on the encounter rather than naming a specific tirtha.
No explicit vrata, dāna, snāna, or japa is prescribed in this verse.