Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 40
ऋक्षशृङ्ग उवाच । पृच्छामि त्वां कथं को वा कुतस्त्वमिह चागतः । ब्रह्मक्षत्रविशां मध्ये को भवानुत शूद्रजः
ṛkṣaśṛṅga uvāca | pṛcchāmi tvāṃ kathaṃ ko vā kutastvamiha cāgataḥ | brahmakṣatraviśāṃ madhye ko bhavānuta śūdrajaḥ
ฤษีฤกษศฤงคะกล่าวว่า: "ข้าพเจ้าขอถามท่านว่า ท่านเป็นใคร และมาจากที่ใด ในบรรดาพราหมณ์ กษัตริย์ และไวศยะ ท่านคือใคร หรือท่านเกิดเป็นศูทร"
Ṛkṣaśṛṅga
Tirtha: Revā-kṣetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Citrasena
Scene: Ṛkṣaśṛṅga questions Citrasena’s identity—who he is, whence he came, and his varṇa—before proceeding; the scene is calm but probing, with the sage’s gaze direct and the king attentive.
FAQs
In dharma narratives, the appropriate remedy (prāyaścitta) is often tailored to one’s situation and duties; hence the inquiry into identity and background.
No tīrtha is named in this verse; it functions as preparatory context within the Revā Khaṇḍa.
None; this is an investigative question preceding the prescription.