Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 19
गतोऽसौ कारणात्तस्मात्तल्लिंगे पतिते वयम् । निरानंदाः स्थिताः सर्व आचक्ष्वैतद्धि कारणम्
gato'sau kāraṇāttasmāttalliṃge patite vayam | nirānaṃdāḥ sthitāḥ sarva ācakṣvaitaddhi kāraṇam
அந்தக் காரணத்தாலேயே அவன் சென்றான்; அந்த லிங்கம் விழுந்தவுடன் நாங்கள் அனைவரும் ஆனந்தமற்றவர்களாய் நிலைத்தோம். இதன் உண்மைக் காரணத்தை எங்களுக்குச் சொல்லுங்கள்.
Unspecified (context suggests afflicted beings/attendants addressing Brahmā)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: The sages, now joyless and humbled, stand before Brahmā with downcast eyes, confessing their state and pleading for the real reason behind their affliction.
FAQs
Suffering invites inquiry into causes; purāṇic narratives push the listener toward understanding karma and dharma.
Prabhāsakṣetra, depicted as a realm where spiritual states (ānanda/nirānanda) shift with one’s conduct.
None; the verse is a request for doctrinal explanation.