Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 3
युधिष्ठिर उवाच । पितामह महाभाग कथयस्व प्रसादतः । उत्पत्तिरश्विनोश्चैव मृत्युलोके च तत्कथम्
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca | pitāmaha mahābhāga kathayasva prasādataḥ | utpattiraśvinoścaiva mṛtyuloke ca tatkatham
Yudhiṣṭhira berkata: “Wahai Pitāmaha yang dimuliakan, wahai yang amat berbahagia; dengan belas ihsan, ceritakanlah: bagaimana asal-usul kedua Aśvin itu, dan bagaimana hal itu terjadi di alam manusia (mṛtyuloka)?”
Yudhiṣṭhira
Listener: Pitāmaha (revered elder/teacher figure)
Scene: Yudhiṣṭhira, hands folded, respectfully questions the venerable Pitāmaha in a calm assembly; sages and a sacred fire may be present, indicating transmission of higher knowledge.
FAQs
Humble inquiry into sacred history is itself dharma; sincere questioning invites liberating knowledge.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it introduces a doctrinal narrative within Dharmāraṇya.
None; it is a request for narration (śravaṇa) of a sacred account.