Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 14
ब्रूहि राजन्सुविश्रब्धं सन्देहं हृदयस्थितम् । कस्ते किमब्रवीच्छेषं वक्ष्याम्यहं न संशयः
brūhi rājansuviśrabdhaṃ sandehaṃ hṛdayasthitam | kaste kimabravīccheṣaṃ vakṣyāmyahaṃ na saṃśayaḥ
ਹੇ ਰਾਜਨ, ਨਿਡਰ ਹੋ ਕੇ ਬੋਲੋ; ਆਪਣੇ ਹਿਰਦੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਟਿਕੇ ਸੰਦੇਹ ਨੂੰ ਪ੍ਰਗਟ ਕਰੋ। ਕਿਸ ਨੇ ਤੁਹਾਨੂੰ ਕੀ ਕਿਹਾ? ਬਾਕੀ ਗੱਲ ਦੱਸੋ—ਮੈਂ ਨਿਸ਼ਚੇ ਹੀ ਬਿਨਾ ਸੰਦੇਹ ਸਮਝਾ ਦਿਆਂਗਾ।
Lomaśa (contextual, responding as the sage in dialogue)
Listener: A king (addressed as rājan)
Scene: A teacher addresses a king, urging him to speak his heart’s doubt; the king sits respectfully, poised to ask, while attendants remain silent.
FAQs
Dharma is clarified through sincere questioning and fearless disclosure of inner doubt before a competent teacher.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it sets up the dialogue that will support later māhātmya teaching.
None; the verse emphasizes the discipline of inquiry (praśna) and receiving instruction.