Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 4
अत्र नः संशयो जातः श्रद्धेयमपि ते वचः । श्रुत्वा किं वा भ्रमस्तेऽयं किं वाऽस्माकं प्रकीर्तय
atra naḥ saṃśayo jātaḥ śraddheyamapi te vacaḥ | śrutvā kiṃ vā bhramaste'yaṃ kiṃ vā'smākaṃ prakīrtaya
ഇവിടെ ഞങ്ങൾക്ക് സംശയം ഉദിച്ചു, നിങ്ങളുടെ വാക്കുകൾ ശ്രദ്ധേയമായിട്ടും. ഇത് കേട്ടപ്പോൾ—ഭ്രമം നിങ്ങളുടെതാണോ ഞങ്ങളുടേതാണോ? ദയവായി വ്യക്തമായി പറയുക।
Ṛṣis (Sages)
Listener: dvijas/ṛṣis
Scene: A circle of attentive brāhmaṇa listeners with folded hands, brows slightly furrowed, respectfully questioning the narrator about an apparent inconsistency in the sacred account.
FAQs
Faith is paired with discernment; sincere doubts should be voiced to receive clear teaching.
No single tīrtha is named in this verse; it functions as a transition seeking clarification about the previously mentioned sacred locations.
None; it is a request for doctrinal/narrative clarification.