Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 20
ब्राह्मणा ऊचुः । दुर्योधन महाराज श्रूयतां महदद्भुतम् । न श्रुतं न च दृष्टं वा कौतुकं नृपपुंगव
brāhmaṇā ūcuḥ | duryodhana mahārāja śrūyatāṃ mahadadbhutam | na śrutaṃ na ca dṛṣṭaṃ vā kautukaṃ nṛpapuṃgava
Para brāhmaṇa berkata: “Wahai Mahārāja Duryodhana, dengarkanlah suatu keajaiban besar. Wahai yang termulia antara raja-raja, peristiwa menakjubkan ini tidak pernah didengar dan tidak pernah dilihat sebelum ini.”
Brāhmaṇas (explicit)
Tirtha: Revā-kṣetra (Narmadā region)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Outer ṛṣi audience; inner dialogue is brāhmaṇas addressing King Duryodhana
Scene: Brāhmaṇas stand before King Duryodhana, hands joined, announcing a great marvel never seen or heard; the court listens in suspense.
FAQs
Extraordinary disruptions in sacred rites are treated as dharmic alarms requiring the ruler’s attention and corrective action.
No specific tirtha is identified in this verse.
None; the verse introduces a report about an unprecedented event affecting ritual practice.