Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 4
अत्र नः संशयो जातः श्रद्धेयमपि ते वचः । श्रुत्वा किं वा भ्रमस्तेऽयं किं वाऽस्माकं प्रकीर्तय
atra naḥ saṃśayo jātaḥ śraddheyamapi te vacaḥ | śrutvā kiṃ vā bhramaste'yaṃ kiṃ vā'smākaṃ prakīrtaya
येथे आमच्या मनात संशय उत्पन्न झाला आहे, जरी तुमचे वचन श्रद्धेय आहे। हे ऐकून भ्रम तुमचा आहे की आमचा—कृपया स्पष्ट करून सांगा।
Ṛṣis (Sages)
Listener: dvijas/ṛṣis
Scene: A circle of attentive brāhmaṇa listeners with folded hands, brows slightly furrowed, respectfully questioning the narrator about an apparent inconsistency in the sacred account.
FAQs
Faith is paired with discernment; sincere doubts should be voiced to receive clear teaching.
No single tīrtha is named in this verse; it functions as a transition seeking clarification about the previously mentioned sacred locations.
None; it is a request for doctrinal/narrative clarification.