Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 46
इन्द्र उवाच । उत्पत्तिः कथमेतेषामंत्यजानां द्विजो त्तम । यथावद्वद कार्त्स्न्येन अत्र कौतूहलं महत्
indra uvāca | utpattiḥ kathameteṣāmaṃtyajānāṃ dvijo ttama | yathāvadvada kārtsnyena atra kautūhalaṃ mahat
Индра сказал: О лучший из дважды-рождённых, как возникло происхождение этих антьяджа? Скажи верно и полностью, ибо моё любопытство здесь велико.
Indra
Listener: Bṛhaspati
Scene: Indra, adorned with vajra and celestial regalia, respectfully questions Bṛhaspati seated as guru, with a manuscript/palm-leaf and a calm assembly of devas; the setting hints at a sacred narrative pavilion rather than a battlefield.
FAQs
Scriptural dialogue frames inquiry as a legitimate path—asking for a complete and accurate account before drawing conclusions.
None in this verse; it is a transition into an explanatory passage.
None; it is a question requesting explanation.