Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 31
इति शृण्वन्क्षणात्प्राप पुनरन्यन्मनोहरम् । शिवशर्माथ पप्रच्छ किं संज्ञं नगरं त्विदम्
iti śṛṇvankṣaṇātprāpa punaranyanmanoharam | śivaśarmātha papraccha kiṃ saṃjñaṃ nagaraṃ tvidam
हे ऐकून तो क्षणातच पुन्हा एक मनोहर दृश्यास प्राप्त झाला. तेव्हा शिवशर्मा विचारू लागला— “हे नगर कोणत्या नावाने ओळखले जाते?”
Narrator (Skanda, deduced) reporting Śivaśarmā’s question
Scene: A pilgrim (Śivaśarmā) pauses, astonished, before a newly revealed, charming cityscape; attendant Gaṇas stand as guides, the skyline shimmering with otherworldly order.
FAQs
Sacred narratives guide the seeker through holy realms, prompting inquiry into the identity and sanctity of places.
A city is being introduced in the story, but this verse alone does not yet specify its name.
None; it is a narrative transition and question.