Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 2
उत्तानपाद उवाच । कथं नाकं गतो विप्रः सकुटुम्बो महानृषिः । कौतुकं परमं देव कथयस्व मम प्रभो
uttānapāda uvāca | kathaṃ nākaṃ gato vipraḥ sakuṭumbo mahānṛṣiḥ | kautukaṃ paramaṃ deva kathayasva mama prabho
ਉੱਤਾਨਪਾਦ ਨੇ ਕਿਹਾ: ਹੇ ਦੇਵ! ਉਹ ਮਹਾਨ ਰਿਸ਼ੀ ਬ੍ਰਾਹਮਣ ਆਪਣੇ ਕੁਟੁੰਬ ਸਮੇਤ ਸਵਰਗ ਕਿਵੇਂ ਗਿਆ? ਇਹ ਮੇਰਾ ਪਰਮ ਕੌਤੁਕ ਹੈ; ਹੇ ਪ੍ਰਭੂ, ਮੈਨੂੰ ਦੱਸੋ।
Uttānapāda
Listener: Īśvara (Śiva)
Scene: King Uttānapāda, hands folded, asks Śiva with earnest curiosity; attendants and sages listen, anticipating a sacred story.
FAQs
A sincere question to the divine about dharma and merit is itself a gateway to receiving sacred knowledge (kathā-śravaṇa).
The question anticipates the revelation of a particular kṣetra/tīrtha in the following verses; the site is not named in this verse.
None directly; the verse emphasizes inquiry and listening to purāṇic narration as spiritually significant.
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