Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 14
ईश्वर उवाच । मनसा चिन्तयित्वैवं कृष्णो नारदमब्रवीत् । नह्यहं श्रद्दधाम्येतद्यदेतद्भाषितं पुरा
īśvara uvāca | manasā cintayitvaivaṃ kṛṣṇo nāradamabravīt | nahyahaṃ śraddadhāmyetadyadetadbhāṣitaṃ purā
ஈசுவர் கூறினார்—இவ்வாறு மனத்தில் சிந்தித்துப் பின் ஸ்ரீகிருஷ்ணர் நாரதரிடம் சொன்னார்: ‘பண்டையோர் இவ்விதம் கூறியதை நான் உண்மையென நம்புவதில்லை.’
Īśvara (Kṛṣṇa/Keśava)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Purāṇic audience; within the scene, Nārada is the listener to Kṛṣṇa
Scene: Kṛṣṇa, contemplative, turns to Nārada with calm firmness; Nārada stands with vīṇā, attentive. The sea breeze and a distant temple spire frame a serene yet charged exchange.
FAQs
Even received sayings should be examined; dharmic understanding grows through inquiry rather than blind acceptance.
Prabhāsakṣetra is the larger māhātmya context; the verse records dialogue rather than direct tīrtha praise.
None; it signals the need for proof/clarification within the narrative.