Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 29
अथोवाच मुनीन्सर्वान्विश्रांतान्पद्मयोनिजः । कुतो यूयं समायाताः सांप्रतं केन हेतुना
athovāca munīnsarvānviśrāṃtānpadmayonijaḥ | kuto yūyaṃ samāyātāḥ sāṃprataṃ kena hetunā
तेव्हा पद्मयोनि ब्रह्मदेवांनी सर्व विश्रांत मुनींना पाहून विचारले— “तुम्ही आता कुठून आला आहात, आणि कोणत्या हेतूने आला आहात?”
Brahmā (Padmayonija)
Tirtha: Camatkārapura (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: assembled sages (munis)
Scene: Brahmā (Padmayonija) addresses a seated circle of travel-worn sages who have rested; the moment is quiet, anticipatory, with the sense that a marvel-story is about to begin.
FAQs
Divine dialogue begins with inquiry: sincere purpose and clear intent are foundational when seeking boons or guidance.
The setting is Brahmaloka; this verse does not identify a terrestrial tīrtha.
None in this verse; it initiates the petition by Brahmā’s question regarding cause and origin.