Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 55
गरुड उवाच । दासीत्वकारणं मातः किं ते जातं सुलक्षणे । दक्षप्रजापतेः पुत्रि कश्यपस्यप्रियेऽनघे
garuḍa uvāca | dāsītvakāraṇaṃ mātaḥ kiṃ te jātaṃ sulakṣaṇe | dakṣaprajāpateḥ putri kaśyapasyapriye'naghe
கருடன் கூறினான்—அம்மா, ஹே சுலக்ஷணே! நீ அடிமை நிலைக்குச் சென்ற காரணம் என்ன? ஹே பிரஜாபதி தக்ஷனின் மகளே, கஷ்யபரின் பிரியையே, ஹே குற்றமற்றவளே—உனக்கு என்ன நிகழ்ந்தது?
Garuḍa
Listener: (frame listener not specified in verse)
Scene: Garuḍa, youthful and radiant, addresses Vinatā with respectful intensity; Vinatā appears noble yet burdened, framed by subtle symbols of Dakṣa and Kaśyapa lineage (sages, sacrificial motifs).
FAQs
Dharma begins with inquiry: understanding the origin of suffering and bondage is the first step toward liberation and right action.
No tīrtha is named; the verse establishes the narrative context through lineage and moral questioning.
None; it is a direct question within a dialogue.