Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 186
स कथं तु मया तातः पापान्मुक्तो भविष्यति । एवं संचिंत्य स ततो नारदं पर्यपृच्छत
sa kathaṃ tu mayā tātaḥ pāpānmukto bhaviṣyati | evaṃ saṃciṃtya sa tato nāradaṃ paryapṛcchata
«Mas como, por meu intermédio, meu pai será libertado dos pecados?» Pensando assim, então perguntou a Nārada.
Narrator (contextual)
Scene: The king, now steady, approaches Nārada with folded hands, asking earnestly how he may free his father from sins; Nārada listens with compassionate gravity.
FAQs
When faced with complex dharma (like pitṛ-liberation), one should seek instruction from a realized sage.
The verse introduces the consultation that leads to tīrtha guidance; the setting remains within Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya.
None explicitly; it prepares for Nārada’s forthcoming prescription of tīrtha-yātrā.
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