Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 175
ब्राह्मणोसि भवाञ्जातः कदा युद्धं करिष्यसि । विहस्य वामनो ब्रूते सत्यं तव भविष्यति
brāhmaṇosi bhavāñjātaḥ kadā yuddhaṃ kariṣyasi | vihasya vāmano brūte satyaṃ tava bhaviṣyati
“നീ ബ്രാഹ്മണനായി ജനിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നു—യുദ്ധം എപ്പോൾ ചെയ്യും?” എന്നു ചോദിച്ചപ്പോൾ വാമനൻ പുഞ്ചിരിച്ച് പറഞ്ഞു—“നിന്റെ വാക്ക് സത്യമാകും।”
Vāmana (responding to Nārada; first half is Nārada’s challenge within the same śloka)
Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Māhātmya audience
Scene: Nārada questions how a brāhmaṇa will wage war; Vāmana smiles gently and affirms the prophecy’s truth, creating a calm yet fateful moment.
FAQs
Dharma can manifest in unexpected forms: even one born as a brāhmaṇa may become an instrument of cosmic justice when destiny demands it.
The narrative is embedded in the Vastrāpathakṣetra Māhātmya of Prabhāsa, a sacred zone where divine plans are revealed.
No ritual instruction appears; the focus is on prophetic confirmation and dharmic inevitability.