Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 2
उत्तानपाद उवाच । कथं नाकं गतो विप्रः सकुटुम्बो महानृषिः । कौतुकं परमं देव कथयस्व मम प्रभो
uttānapāda uvāca | kathaṃ nākaṃ gato vipraḥ sakuṭumbo mahānṛṣiḥ | kautukaṃ paramaṃ deva kathayasva mama prabho
உத்தானபாதன் கூறினான்—தேவா, அந்த மகரிஷி பிராமணர் குடும்பத்துடன் எவ்வாறு சொர்க்கம் சென்றார்? பிரபுவே, இது என் மிகுந்த ஆச்சரியம்; கூறுவாயாக॥
Uttānapāda
Listener: Īśvara (Śiva)
Scene: King Uttānapāda, hands folded, asks Śiva with earnest curiosity; attendants and sages listen, anticipating a sacred story.
FAQs
A sincere question to the divine about dharma and merit is itself a gateway to receiving sacred knowledge (kathā-śravaṇa).
The question anticipates the revelation of a particular kṣetra/tīrtha in the following verses; the site is not named in this verse.
None directly; the verse emphasizes inquiry and listening to purāṇic narration as spiritually significant.