Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 62
ब्राह्मणा ऊचुः पूर्वापरविरोधे नवाक्यमेतन्महामते । कथमस्ति कथं नास्ति तस्मात्त्वं वक्तुमर्हसि । विस्मयोऽयं महाञ्जातः सर्वेषां च द्विजन्मनाम्
brāhmaṇā ūcuḥ pūrvāparavirodhe navākyametanmahāmate | kathamasti kathaṃ nāsti tasmāttvaṃ vaktumarhasi | vismayo'yaṃ mahāñjātaḥ sarveṣāṃ ca dvijanmanām
เหล่าพราหมณ์กล่าวว่า “โอ้ท่านผู้มีปัญญายิ่ง ถ้อยคำนี้แปลกใหม่และดูขัดกับคำก่อนและคำหลัง จะว่า ‘มี’ ก็อย่างไร จะว่า ‘ไม่มี’ ก็อย่างไร ฉะนั้นโปรดอธิบายเถิด ความพิศวงใหญ่ได้เกิดแก่เหล่าทวิชาทั้งปวง”
Brāhmaṇas
Listener: Brāhmaṇa assembly; addressed speaker is ‘mahāmati’
Scene: A circle of brāhmaṇas rises or gestures in unison, questioning a speaker; faces show surprise and insistence on consistency; manuscripts and ritual implements nearby.
FAQs
Dharma is to be understood through careful inquiry; apparent contradictions invite clarification rather than rejection.
No site is named in this verse; it is a doctrinal question within a tīrtha-mahātmya chapter.
None directly; it requests explanation of the stated purification principle.