Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 44
पृष्टौ गुह्येषु सर्वेषु प्रत्यक्षेषु विशेषतः । वदतस्तौ यथावृत्तं पृथक्पृथग्व्यवस्थितम्
pṛṣṭau guhyeṣu sarveṣu pratyakṣeṣu viśeṣataḥ | vadatastau yathāvṛttaṃ pṛthakpṛthagvyavasthitam
Quando foram interrogados sobre tudo —sobre assuntos secretos e, sobretudo, sobre o que era evidente aos olhos—, aqueles dois narraram os fatos exatamente como ocorreram, cada qual oferecendo seu relato distinto.
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator within Nāgarakhaṇḍa context; exact speaker not explicit in snippet)
Scene: Two identical men are interrogated; scribes record answers; questions range from intimate secrets to obvious public events; both respond fluently, heightening the puzzle.
FAQs
Dharma is upheld through careful inquiry and truthful, precise testimony—especially regarding what is directly witnessed.
This verse functions as narrative setup within the Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya; the specific tīrtha is not named in this single line.
No explicit rite is prescribed here; the emphasis is on dhārmic examination and truthful speech.