Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 29
ब्राह्मणं क्षत्रियाज्जातं जानन्नपि पितामह । ऋचीकस्य च दाक्षिण्यात्तथा त्वं वदसि प्रभो
brāhmaṇaṃ kṣatriyājjātaṃ jānannapi pitāmaha | ṛcīkasya ca dākṣiṇyāttathā tvaṃ vadasi prabho
ഹേ പിതാമഹാ! ക്ഷത്രിയവംശത്തിൽ ജനിച്ച ബ്രാഹ്മണനെന്നു അറിഞ്ഞിട്ടും, ഋചീകന്റെ ദാക്ഷിണ്യത്തെ മാനിച്ച്, ഹേ പ്രഭോ, നിങ്ങൾ ഇങ്ങനെ പറയുന്നു।
Vasiṣṭha (addressing Brahmā), inferred from immediate context
Scene: Vasiṣṭha addresses Brahmā (‘Pitāmaha’) with pointed clarity; Ṛcīka’s presence is implied as the cause of Brahmā’s favorable stance; sages watch the exchange.
FAQs
The verse reflects a tension between birth-lineage and spiritual qualification, showing how Purāṇic narratives stage debates on authority and dharma.
Not specified in this line; it belongs to the lead-in narrative before the description of the Anarta region’s tīrthas.
None; it is a doctrinal objection within the story.