Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 19
ततः प्रोवाच तान्सर्वान्संप्रहृष्टतनूरुहा । यदर्थं विबुधश्रेष्ठाः सृष्टा तद्ब्रूत मा चिरम्
tataḥ provāca tānsarvānsaṃprahṛṣṭatanūruhā | yadarthaṃ vibudhaśreṣṭhāḥ sṛṣṭā tadbrūta mā ciram
പിന്നീട് ആനന്ദരോമാഞ്ചിത ദേഹയുള്ള ദേവി അവരെയെല്ലാം അഭിസംബോധന ചെയ്ത് പറഞ്ഞു—“ഹേ വിബുധശ്രേഷ്ഠന്മാരേ! ഏതു ലക്ഷ്യത്തിനായി എന്നെ സൃഷ്ടിച്ചുവോ, അത് വൈകാതെ പറയുവിൻ।”
Kātyāyanī (Devī)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Dvija-uttama
Scene: Devī, thrilled with joy (romāñca), turns to the assembled devas and speaks with bright, commanding compassion, asking the reason for her creation; devas stand reverently, hands folded or holding offerings.
FAQs
Divine power manifests with intentionality: the Goddess asks the devas to state the dharmic mission clearly and promptly.
The chapter’s flow is toward the Vindhya region; this verse is part of the lead-in to that sacred setting.
None; it is a dialogue verse establishing the divine mission.