Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 41
जानासि त्वं हि देवर्षे कुमारस्य बलाबलम् । अज्ञो भूत्वा कथं वाक्यमुक्तं तस्य ममाग्रतः
jānāsi tvaṃ hi devarṣe kumārasya balābalam | ajño bhūtvā kathaṃ vākyamuktaṃ tasya mamāgrataḥ
اے دیورشی! تم یقیناً کُمار کی قوت اور اس کی حدیں جانتے ہو۔ پھر نادانی کا بہانہ کر کے میرے روبرو اس کے بارے میں ایسے کلمات کیسے کہہ دیے؟
Indra (deduced: addressing Nārada as devarṣi and questioning his prior speech about Kumāra)
Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedāranātha)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A tense divine court scene: a deity questions Nārada’s apparent ‘ignorance’ about Kumāra’s power, highlighting a strategic provocation before the coming battle.
FAQs
Even the gods must act with discernment; words shape action, so counsel must be given responsibly.
The Kedāra-khaṇḍa setting connects to Kedārakṣetra, but this verse itself is a dialogue about guidance and truthfulness.
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