Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 13
इति पृष्टः स भूपालो विमृश्य सुचिरं ततः । त्रिकालज्ञः प्रहस्यैनां प्रोवाच सुकुतूहलः
iti pṛṣṭaḥ sa bhūpālo vimṛśya suciraṃ tataḥ | trikālajñaḥ prahasyaināṃ provāca sukutūhalaḥ
Nang siya’y tanungin, ang hari ay nagmuni-muni nang matagal. Bilang nakaaalam sa tatlong panahon, siya’y ngumiti sa kanya at, puno ng pag-uusisa, nagsimulang sumagot.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator; transition into the king’s speech)
Scene: The king pauses in thought, then smiles knowingly; the queen watches intently, awaiting explanation; the scene feels like the moment before a secret is revealed.
FAQs
Purāṇas often reveal hidden causes behind apparent contradictions; karmic history and sacred contact can transform destiny.
Not yet named in this verse; it introduces a sacred backstory that soon connects to a Śiva temple.
None; it is a narrative pivot into a testimony of past experience.