Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 13
ऋषय ऊचुः । अन्धकः कस्य पुत्रोऽयं किंप्रभावः कथं हतः । कस्माद्धतस्तु संग्रामे सर्वं विस्तरतो वद
ṛṣaya ūcuḥ | andhakaḥ kasya putro'yaṃ kiṃprabhāvaḥ kathaṃ hataḥ | kasmāddhatastu saṃgrāme sarvaṃ vistarato vada
ഋഷിമാർ പറഞ്ഞു—ഈ അന്ധകൻ ആരുടെ പുത്രൻ? അവന്റെ പ്രഭാവം എന്ത്, അവൻ എങ്ങനെ ഹതനായി? യുദ്ധത്തിൽ ഏതു കാരണത്താൽ അവൻ വധിക്കപ്പെട്ടു? എല്ലാം വിശദമായി പറയുക।
Ṛṣis (Sages)
Listener: Sūta (to be the respondent)
Scene: A forest hermitage assembly: seated sages with matted hair and bark garments question the sūta-narrator, who sits respectfully with a palm-leaf manuscript; the mood is inquisitive and solemn, foreshadowing a great battle-tale of Andhaka.
FAQs
Purāṇic teaching unfolds through careful inquiry—knowing the origin of adharma clarifies the purpose of divine intervention.
The verse is a transition into expanded narration; the tīrtha context remains the Kelīśvarī Mahātmya within Tīrthamāhātmya.
None; it requests a detailed account (ākhyāna) rather than prescribing a rite.