Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 43
सोपि राजा तथाभूतो वेपमानः पदेपदे । पप्रच्छ भूपतिः कोत्र देशः कोयं पुरं च किम्
sopi rājā tathābhūto vepamānaḥ padepade | papraccha bhūpatiḥ kotra deśaḥ koyaṃ puraṃ ca kim
ସେ ରାଜା ମଧ୍ୟ ସେହିପରି ରୂପାନ୍ତରିତ ହୋଇ, ପ୍ରତି ପଦେ କମ୍ପିତ ହୋଇ ପଚାରିଲେ—“ଏଠାରେ କେଉଁ ଦେଶ? ଏହା କେଉଁ ପୁର?”
Narrator (Purāṇic frame narrator; specific speaker not explicit in this snippet)
Scene: A king, visibly shaken, steps uncertainly as if the ground itself is unfamiliar; he questions attendants or townsfolk about the land and city.
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When worldly reference points collapse, one seeks orientation; the Mahātmya uses this to pivot toward the revelation of place and its dharmic meaning.
The verse prepares for identification of the region; the tīrtha is not specified in this line.
None in this verse.
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