Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 138
इते ते कीर्तिताः प्रश्राः शक्त्या ब्राह्मणसत्तम । साधु वाऽसाधु वा ब्रूही ख्यापयात्मानमेव च
ite te kīrtitāḥ praśrāḥ śaktyā brāhmaṇasattama | sādhu vā'sādhu vā brūhī khyāpayātmānameva ca
اے برہمنوں میں افضل! اپنی بساط کے مطابق میں نے یہ سوالات تم سے بیان کیے ہیں۔ بتاؤ—یہ مناسب ہے یا نامناسب—اور اپنی شناخت بھی ظاہر کرو۔
Deductive: A narrator/visitor addressing brāhmaṇas; immediate next adhyāya identifies Nārada, implying this is spoken by Phālguna/Arjuna prior to Nārada’s reply
Listener: brāhmaṇa-sattama (addressed)
Scene: A humble interlocutor addresses a venerable brāhmaṇa, hands folded, requesting judgment on propriety and asking for self-identification; a calm āśrama setting with ritual implements and seated sages.
FAQs
It models dharmic inquiry: ask humbly, seek discernment (proper/improper), and establish truthful identity.
No tīrtha is mentioned in this verse; it functions as a dialogue bridge.
None; it is a conversational request for ethical evaluation and self-identification.