Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 41
राजोवाच । पितामह महाप्राज्ञ जनाकीर्णे महीतले । कथं नान्ये च राजानो मां कथं कथ्यते त्वया
rājovāca | pitāmaha mahāprājña janākīrṇe mahītale | kathaṃ nānye ca rājāno māṃ kathaṃ kathyate tvayā
ਰਾਜਾ ਬੋਲੇ: “ਹੇ ਪਿਤਾਮਹ, ਹੇ ਮਹਾਪ੍ਰਾਜ्ञ! ਜਦ ਧਰਤੀ ਲੋਕਾਂ ਅਤੇ ਹੋਰ ਰਾਜਿਆਂ ਨਾਲ ਭਰੀ ਹੋਈ ਹੈ, ਤਾਂ ਤੁਸੀਂ ਮੈਨੂੰ ਹੀ ਕਿਵੇਂ ਚੁਣ ਕੇ ਯਾਦ ਕਰਦੇ ਹੋ?”
King Ripuṃjaya (Divodāsa-to-be)
Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta)
Type: kshetra
Scene: The king, still in añjali, looks up with earnest curiosity toward Brahmā; attendants and a suggestion of a populous earth (janākīrṇa) can be symbolized by distant crowds or cityscape.
FAQs
Humility in the face of honor is praised; the worthy leader questions privilege and seeks the reason in dharma.
Kāśī remains the broader frame; no tirtha is named in this question.
None; it is an inquiry within a divine dialogue.