Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 86
का त्वं कथय वामोरु कस्य भार्यासि सुव्रते । को देशः कस्य वा पुत्री किन्नामेत्यब्रवीच्च ताम्
kā tvaṃ kathaya vāmoru kasya bhāryāsi suvrate | ko deśaḥ kasya vā putrī kinnāmetyabravīcca tām
Dia berkata kepadanya, “Siapakah engkau? Katakanlah, wahai yang berpeha indah; wahai wanita yang berikrar suci, engkau isteri siapa? Dari negeri mana, puteri siapa, dan apakah namamu?”
Brāhmaṇa (vipra) speaking (within narrator’s frame)
Scene: Close conversational tableau: the man asks a sequence of respectful questions; the woman stands composed yet vulnerable; the child nearby, luminous and calm.
FAQs
Truth is clarified through orderly inquiry—name, place, and relationships are asked to establish context before judgment or action.
Gokarṇa is the narrative setting, though this verse is primarily conversational.
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