Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 14
अथ तस्य समालोक्य तादृशं तद्विचेष्टितम् । पृष्टः स कौतुकाविष्टैः पितृमातृसुतादिभिः
atha tasya samālokya tādṛśaṃ tadviceṣṭitam | pṛṣṭaḥ sa kautukāviṣṭaiḥ pitṛmātṛsutādibhiḥ
അവന്റെ അത്തരത്തിലുള്ള പെരുമാറ്റം കണ്ടപ്പോൾ, കൗതുകം നിറഞ്ഞ പിതാവും മാതാവും പുത്രന്മാരും മുതലായവരും അവനോട് ചോദിച്ചു।
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration within Tīrthamāhātmya; likely Skanda)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A household group—father, mother, sons, relatives—gathers around the protagonist after witnessing his rites; their faces show curiosity and mild astonishment; the setting hints at a sacred locale.
FAQs
Dharmic acts often invite inquiry; Purāṇic narratives use such questioning to reveal deeper reasons behind righteous conduct.
Not specified in this verse; it functions as narrative transition within the broader Māhātmya.
No new prescription—this verse introduces dialogue about the already-performed pretakārya.