Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 35
ततस्तस्यां सुता जज्ञे तस्मान्मदनरासभात् । वद सा तस्य भवति किं दौहित्री सुताऽथवा । एनं प्रश्नं मम ब्रूहि शीघ्रं चेच्छक्तिरस्ति ते
tatastasyāṃ sutā jajñe tasmānmadanarāsabhāt | vada sā tasya bhavati kiṃ dauhitrī sutā'thavā | enaṃ praśnaṃ mama brūhi śīghraṃ cecchaktirasti te
Kemudian daripada si kejam yang didorong nafsu itu, lahirlah seorang anak perempuan kepadanya. Katakanlah: baginya, adakah dia cucu perempuan atau anak perempuan? Jawab pertanyaanku ini segera, jika engkau mempunyai kemampuan.
An inquirer within the narrative (listener addressing the narrator); exact identity not in excerpt
Scene: A narrator or questioner poses a sharp genealogical paradox: a child born from a man and his own daughter—Is she his daughter or granddaughter? The scene can show a sage-like figure questioning, with symbolic family-tree imagery tangled.
FAQs
Adharma creates confusion in lineage and social order; moral transgression collapses clear relational dharma.
No holy site is referenced; the verse frames a logical/ethical dilemma.
None; it is a question posed as a riddle about kinship.