Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 3
ऋषय ऊचुः । कथं तेषां समुत्पन्नः शक्रस्योपरि सूतज । प्रकोपो वालखिल्यानां संजज्ञे गरुडः कथम्
ṛṣaya ūcuḥ | kathaṃ teṣāṃ samutpannaḥ śakrasyopari sūtaja | prakopo vālakhilyānāṃ saṃjajñe garuḍaḥ katham
முனிவர்கள் கூறினர்: ஓ சூதபுத்திரா! சக்கிரன் மீது அவர்களுக்குக் கோபம் எவ்வாறு எழுந்தது? மேலும் வாலகில்யர்களின் அந்த ரோஷத்திலிருந்து கருடன் எவ்வாறு பிறந்தான்?
Ṛṣis (Sages)
Tirtha: Rudraśīrṣa (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Sūta-putra (Sūta’s son; the narrator being questioned)
Scene: A circle of sages, brows raised in curiosity, addressing Sūta’s son; the moment of inquiry before the myth unfolds, with the shrine/forest hinted in the background.
FAQs
Inquiry into sacred history is honored; understanding causes behind events is part of Purāṇic learning.
Indirectly, the same Nāgarakhaṇḍa tīrtha where the Vālakhilya liṅga stands and the Garuḍa episode is anchored.
None; this verse is a narrative question initiating the backstory.