Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 3
किं स्थानं वसतिर्वा का को बंधुर्वेत्सि किंचन । प्रायो गृहं न जामातुरस्य कोपि च कुत्रचित्
kiṃ sthānaṃ vasatirvā kā ko baṃdhurvetsi kiṃcana | prāyo gṛhaṃ na jāmāturasya kopi ca kutracit
किं तस्य स्थानं, वसतिर्वा कीदृशी? को बन्धुः? किञ्चिदपि वेत्सि वा? प्रायः कुत्रचित् कस्यापि जामातुः गृहं न ज्ञायते।
Menā (quoted within Skanda’s narration, deduced from context)
Listener: Agastya
Scene: Menā questions Pārvatī about Śiva’s place, dwelling, and relatives, expressing the common-world uncertainty about a son-in-law’s home—here amplified by Śiva’s transcendence.
FAQs
It highlights worldly concerns and social norms, setting a contrast for the extraordinary nature of Śiva beyond conventional measures.
None directly; it serves as narrative groundwork within the Kāśīkhaṇḍa.
None; it is a conversational inquiry within the story.