Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 8
कस्य सा दुहिता देव किमर्थं च विवाहिता । एतन्मे कौतुकं सर्वं यथावद्वक्तुमर्हसि
kasya sā duhitā deva kimarthaṃ ca vivāhitā | etanme kautukaṃ sarvaṃ yathāvadvaktumarhasi
ஓ தேவா! அவள் யாருடைய மகள்? எந்த நோக்கத்திற்காக அவள் திருமணம் செய்யப்பட்டாள்? இது அனைத்தும் என் ஆவல்; நடந்ததுபோலவே முறையாக அருளிச் சொல்ல வேண்டும்।
Śrīdevī
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Īśvara (to be narrator next)
Scene: A goddess respectfully questions Īśvara, initiating a sacred narrative; intimate dialogue setting, calm yet expectant.
FAQs
Right understanding is sought through orderly narration (yathāvat), underscoring that dharma is clarified by truthful, contextual teaching.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra in the broader frame of the adhyāya, though not named in this verse.
None; the verse is an invitation to authoritative exposition.