Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 203
ततस्तु कौतुकाविष्टस्तं पप्रच्छ द्विजोत्तमम् । कर्मणा केन संप्राप्तमायुष्यं चेदृशं वद
tatastu kautukāviṣṭastaṃ papraccha dvijottamam | karmaṇā kena saṃprāptamāyuṣyaṃ cedṛśaṃ vada
പിന്നീട് കൗതുകം നിറഞ്ഞവൻ ആ ശ്രേഷ്ഠ ദ്വിജനോട് ചോദിച്ചു—“ഏത് കർമം കൊണ്ടാണ് നിങ്ങൾക്ക് ഇത്തരമൊരു ആയുസ്സ് ലഭിച്ചത്? പറയുക.”
Narrator (contextual third-person; the questioning brāhmaṇa is referenced)
Scene: A king, now alert and inquisitive, leans forward with folded hands, questioning a venerable brahmin/sage; the atmosphere shifts from despair to attentive listening.
FAQs
Curiosity is directed toward dharma: longevity and fortune are framed as results of karma, prompting inquiry into righteous causes.
The verse functions as a narrative hinge within Tīrthamāhātmya; the specific site is elaborated in the following verses of the same adhyāya.
No explicit rite is prescribed here; it introduces a question about the karmic cause behind merit and long life.
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