Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 7
स्कंद उवाच । कारणं ब्रूहि नोद्य त्वमश्वाननः कथं हरिः । महारिपोश्च हंता च देवदेवो जगत्पतिः
skaṃda uvāca | kāraṇaṃ brūhi nodya tvamaśvānanaḥ kathaṃ hariḥ | mahāripośca haṃtā ca devadevo jagatpatiḥ
Skanda bersabda: Nyatakan kepada kami hari ini sebabnya—bagaimanakah Hari, Dewa segala dewa dan Penguasa alam semesta, pembunuh musuh besar, menjadi berwajah kuda?
Skanda
Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya
Type: kshetra
Listener: A sage/fortunate interlocutor (addressed as mahābhāga)
Scene: A forest hermitage setting: Skanda, radiant and youthful, questions a sage about Hari’s horse-faced manifestation; ascetics, sacrificial fire, and sacred trees frame the inquiry.
FAQs
Divine forms may appear unusual, yet they arise from purposeful compassion and cosmic protection.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it introduces a sacred narrative within the Dharmāraṇya context.
None explicitly; the verse functions as a doctrinal question initiating the account.