Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 57
नारद उवाच । किं दृष्टं भवताश्चर्य्यं किं वा लब्धं महत्पदम् । दुष्टस्त्वं दुष्टकर्मा च दुष्टात्मा क्रोधरूपधृक्
nārada uvāca | kiṃ dṛṣṭaṃ bhavatāścaryyaṃ kiṃ vā labdhaṃ mahatpadam | duṣṭastvaṃ duṣṭakarmā ca duṣṭātmā krodharūpadhṛk
نارد نے کہا: تم نے کون سا عجوبہ دیکھا ہے، یا کون سا بلند مرتبہ پایا ہے؟ تم تو سخت گیر مشہور ہو—سخت اعمال والا، سخت طبیعت والا، اور غضب کی صورت دھارنے والا۔
Nārada
Listener: Śaunaka and sages (implied)
Scene: Nārada, veena-bearing sage, confronts a mighty, stern figure associated with Yama/Dharmarāja; the contrast between wrathful reputation and the present moment’s mystery is foregrounded.
FAQs
Even established reputations are questioned in the light of new signs; dharma-teachings often begin by challenging assumptions.
No specific tīrtha is named here; the verse frames a dialogue that will lead into Dharmāraṇya-related teaching.
None; it is a direct interrogative statement initiating doctrinal explanation.