Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 8
तत्कीदृक्परिणामोऽस्य स्वप्नस्य द्विजसत्तमाः । भविष्यति प्रजल्पध्वं परं कौतूहलं यतः
tatkīdṛkpariṇāmo'sya svapnasya dvijasattamāḥ | bhaviṣyati prajalpadhvaṃ paraṃ kautūhalaṃ yataḥ
“हे द्विजश्रेष्ठांनो, या स्वप्नाचा परिणाम कसा होईल? कृपा करून सांगा, कारण माझे कौतूहल फार आहे।”
Rāma
Type: kshetra
Listener: Brāhmaṇas (dvija-sattamāḥ)
Scene: Rāma, earnest and composed, asks the brāhmaṇas about the dream’s outcome; brāhmaṇas sit in deliberation, one elder poised to respond.
FAQs
Spiritual experiences should be tested through wise counsel; dharma grows through humility and inquiry.
The inquiry occurs in the Pitṛkūpikā episode, reinforcing the tīrtha’s role as a catalyst for pitṛ-dharma.
The verse prescribes consultation—asking learned Brahmins to interpret signs before performing or adjusting rites.