Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 46
तथोक्तो वीरभद्रेण उवाच प्रहसन्निव । पुष्कसोऽपि स्वया बुद्ध्या प्रस्तावसदृशं वचः
tathokto vīrabhadreṇa uvāca prahasanniva | puṣkaso'pi svayā buddhyā prastāvasadṛśaṃ vacaḥ
یوں ویر بھدر کے مخاطب کرنے پر پُشکس نے گویا ہلکی سی مسکراہٹ کے ساتھ کہا، اور اپنی سمجھ کے مطابق موقع کے لائق باتیں زبان پر لایا۔
Narrator (contextual); Puṣkasa begins speaking
Tirtha: Kedāra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Vīrabhadra addresses Puṣkasa; Puṣkasa responds with a restrained, almost incredulous smile—an emotional hinge before confession and inquiry.
FAQs
Divine encounter prompts reflection; the heart begins to turn toward dharma through meaningful dialogue.
Kedāra’s mahatmya setting continues, though this verse primarily advances the dialogue.
None in this verse; it introduces Puṣkasa’s inquiry that leads to teaching about worship.