Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 113
यच्च ब्रवीषि गीर्वाणा न संति सन्ति चेत्कुतः । कुत्रापि नैव दृश्यंते तेन मे विस्मयो महान्
yacca bravīṣi gīrvāṇā na saṃti santi cetkutaḥ | kutrāpi naiva dṛśyaṃte tena me vismayo mahān
ഹേ ദേവവക്താവേ! നീ പറയുന്നത്—‘അവർ ഇല്ല’; ഉണ്ടെങ്കിൽ എവിടെ നിന്ന്? എവിടെയും അവർ ദൃശ്യമല്ല; അതിനാൽ എനിക്ക് മഹാ വിസ്മയമാണ്.
A questioning interlocutor (likely a sage) addressing a deva; exact identity not in snippet
Scene: A learned interlocutor, hands raised in inquiry, expresses astonishment while addressing a divine speaker; a quiet assembly of sages/devas listens as the debate turns on ‘seen vs unseen’.
FAQs
The verse frames a Purāṇic inquiry into belief and proof—questioning claims about existence when something is not directly perceived.
None is named in this verse; it is part of a doctrinal dialogue rather than a site-specific māhātmya line.
No explicit ritual is prescribed here; it is a logical challenge within the discourse.