Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2
चिरं विचार्य तमृषिमिदमाह नगोत्तमः । क उपायो नगानां वै तत्र गंतुं वदस्व मे
ciraṃ vicārya tamṛṣimidamāha nagottamaḥ | ka upāyo nagānāṃ vai tatra gaṃtuṃ vadasva me
ଦୀର୍ଘ ସମୟ ବିଚାର କରି ନଗୋତ୍ତମ ସେଇ ଋଷିଙ୍କୁ କହିଲା—ପର୍ବତମାନେ ସେଠାକୁ ଯିବା ପାଇଁ କେଉଁ ଉପାୟ ଅଛି? ମୋତେ କୁହନ୍ତୁ।
Himācala (contextual)
Tirtha: Arbuda-vivarā (contextual)
Type: kund
Scene: Himācala, after pondering, addresses Vasiṣṭha respectfully, asking the means by which mountains can go to that place; the sage listens, poised to instruct.
FAQs
Seeking guidance from a sage is itself dharma—humility and inquiry lead to right action.
The narrative concerns reaching and repairing the “vivara” in the Arbuda sacred setting; no named tīrtha appears in this verse.
None; the verse is about asking for a practical method (upāya).