Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 46
कस्त्वं मत्स्योदरस्थश्च देवो यक्षोऽथ मानुषः । कथं जीवसि देहांतर्गतो मम वद प्रभो
kastvaṃ matsyodarasthaśca devo yakṣo'tha mānuṣaḥ | kathaṃ jīvasi dehāṃtargato mama vada prabho
«Quem és tu—que habitas no ventre do peixe—deus, yakṣa ou humano? Como vives, tendo entrado dentro de um corpo? Dize-me, ó Senhor.»
Maheśvara (Śiva) speaking within Brahmā’s narration
Type: kshetra
Scene: Maheśvara, radiant yet composed, addresses the mysterious being within the fish: ‘Who are you—deva, yakṣa, or human? How do you live inside a body?’ The fish is stilled; the moment is charged with suspense and inquiry.
FAQs
Purāṇic tīrtha stories use wonder and inquiry to reveal hidden divine causes behind extraordinary events.
Not specified in this verse; it continues the same city/Kṣīrasāgara episode within Tīrthamāhātmya.
None; this is a narrative question within a divine dialogue.