Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 44
सोऽपि दृष्ट्वा जगन्मित्रं विश्वामित्रं मुनीश्वरम् । प्रोवाचाथ कुतः प्राप्तः सांप्रतं त्वं मुनीश्वर
so'pi dṛṣṭvā jaganmitraṃ viśvāmitraṃ munīśvaram | provācātha kutaḥ prāptaḥ sāṃprataṃ tvaṃ munīśvara
เขาเองเมื่อเห็นวิศวามิตร มุนีศวรผู้เป็นมิตรแห่งโลก ก็กล่าวว่า “โอ้มุนีศวร บัดนี้ท่านมาจากที่ใดเล่า?”
Mārkaṇḍa
Tirtha: Acaleśvara (Arbuda)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Mārkaṇḍeya and Viśvāmitra face each other near the shrine; Mārkaṇḍeya’s hand raised in respectful inquiry; Viśvāmitra calm, travel-worn yet radiant; the mountain temple setting anchors the scene.
FAQs
Respectful inquiry (praśna) between sages is portrayed as the doorway to transmitting tīrtha-māhātmya and dharmic insight.
The verse occurs in the Arbuda/Acaleśvara setting, though it focuses on the meeting rather than praising the site directly.
None; it introduces a dialogue through a formal question.