Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 31
इति शृण्वन्क्षणात्प्राप पुनरन्यन्मनोहरम् । शिवशर्माथ पप्रच्छ किं संज्ञं नगरं त्विदम्
iti śṛṇvankṣaṇātprāpa punaranyanmanoharam | śivaśarmātha papraccha kiṃ saṃjñaṃ nagaraṃ tvidam
ഇങ്ങനെ കേട്ട ഉടനെ അവൻ ക്ഷണത്തിൽ തന്നെ മറ്റൊരു മനോഹര ദൃശ്യം പ്രാപിച്ചു. അപ്പോൾ ശിവശർമൻ ചോദിച്ചു— “ഈ നഗരത്തിന് എന്താണ് പേര്?”
Narrator (Skanda, deduced) reporting Śivaśarmā’s question
Scene: A pilgrim (Śivaśarmā) pauses, astonished, before a newly revealed, charming cityscape; attendant Gaṇas stand as guides, the skyline shimmering with otherworldly order.
FAQs
Sacred narratives guide the seeker through holy realms, prompting inquiry into the identity and sanctity of places.
A city is being introduced in the story, but this verse alone does not yet specify its name.
None; it is a narrative transition and question.