Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 37
पप्रच्छुः किमिदं चित्रं वस्त्रमूर्धजसंभवम् । अनौपम्यं च संजातं वदस्व यदि मन्यसे
papracchuḥ kimidaṃ citraṃ vastramūrdhajasaṃbhavam | anaupamyaṃ ca saṃjātaṃ vadasva yadi manyase
അവർ ചോദിച്ചു—ഇത് എന്തൊരു അത്ഭുതം, മുടിയിൽ നിന്നു ഉദ്ഭവിച്ച വസ്ത്രമോ? അപൂರ್ವ വിസ്മയം സംഭവിച്ചു; യുക്തമെന്നു തോന്നിയാൽ പറയുക।
Narrator (Brāhmaṇas speaking within the narrative)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A group of brāhmaṇas, astonished, point toward an uncanny bundle of cloth seemingly sprung from hair; their faces show wonder and questioning, while the setting hints at a riverside/settlement near a dyeing area.
FAQs
Reverent inquiry into sacred wonders is encouraged; understanding the cause of a miracle strengthens faith and right conduct.
The broader chapter is a Tīrthamāhātmya, but this verse does not identify the tīrtha by name.
None; it is a question requesting explanation of an extraordinary event.