Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 2
उत्तानपाद उवाच । कथं नाकं गतो विप्रः सकुटुम्बो महानृषिः । कौतुकं परमं देव कथयस्व मम प्रभो
uttānapāda uvāca | kathaṃ nākaṃ gato vipraḥ sakuṭumbo mahānṛṣiḥ | kautukaṃ paramaṃ deva kathayasva mama prabho
اُتّانپاد نے عرض کیا: اے دیو! وہ عظیم رِشی برہمن اپنے کنبے سمیت سوَرگ کیسے گیا؟ یہ میرا سب سے بڑا تعجّب ہے؛ اے پرَبھو، مجھے بتائیے۔
Uttānapāda
Listener: Īśvara (Śiva)
Scene: King Uttānapāda, hands folded, asks Śiva with earnest curiosity; attendants and sages listen, anticipating a sacred story.
FAQs
A sincere question to the divine about dharma and merit is itself a gateway to receiving sacred knowledge (kathā-śravaṇa).
The question anticipates the revelation of a particular kṣetra/tīrtha in the following verses; the site is not named in this verse.
None directly; the verse emphasizes inquiry and listening to purāṇic narration as spiritually significant.