Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 30
दानवैश्च पराभूतैस्तथाभूतां च मातरम् । किमागमनकृत्यं च दुःखितानां ममांतिके
dānavaiśca parābhūtaistathābhūtāṃ ca mātaram | kimāgamanakṛtyaṃ ca duḥkhitānāṃ mamāṃtike
เมื่อเห็นเหล่าทานวะพ่ายแพ้ และเห็นมารดาอยู่ในสภาพเช่นนั้น เขาจึงถามว่า “พวกเจ้าผู้ทุกข์ร้อนมาหาเราด้วยกิจอันใด?”
Vṛtra (contextual; direct question in first person)
Scene: Vṛtra observes the defeated Dānavas and their mother’s altered, sorrowful state; he leans forward in attentive inquiry, the group standing with bowed heads.
FAQs
Before granting aid, a dharmic figure seeks clarity of intent; truthful disclosure of one’s need is part of proper refuge-seeking.
No holy site is named in this verse; it is part of the chapter’s narrative exchange.
None; the verse is a conversational prompt setting up the petition.