Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 48
कस्त्वं देवो मनुष्यो वा गन्धर्वो वा महामते । का माता जनकः को वा को देशस्तव नाम किम्
kastvaṃ devo manuṣyo vā gandharvo vā mahāmate | kā mātā janakaḥ ko vā ko deśastava nāma kim
“အို မဟာမတိ! သင်သည် ဘယ်သူနည်း—ဒေဝါ၊ လူသား သို့မဟုတ် ဂန္ဓဗ္ဗာ? သင်၏ မိခင်သည် မည်သူ၊ ဖခင်သည် မည်သူ; သင်၏ နိုင်ငံသည် မည်သည့်အရပ်၊ သင်၏ အမည်သည် အဘယ်နည်း?”
The king (father) addressing the hero/son figure (deduced from immediate narrative context)
Scene: The king, still holding his son or facing him closely, asks a sequence of identity questions—gesturing with an open palm; the questioned figure remains composed and radiant.
FAQs
Right relationship begins with truthful identity—knowing lineage, duties, and one’s place in dharma.
No tīrtha is mentioned; the verse is a narrative inquiry.
None.