Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 1
ऋषय ऊचुः । यत्त्वया कथितं सूत न मृता सा कुमारिका । हता रौद्रप्रहारैश्च कौतुकं तन्महत्तरम्
ṛṣaya ūcuḥ | yattvayā kathitaṃ sūta na mṛtā sā kumārikā | hatā raudraprahāraiśca kautukaṃ tanmahattaram
رِشیوں نے کہا: “اے سوت! جیسا تم نے بتایا، وہ کنواری حقیقتاً مری نہیں، اگرچہ سخت اور ہیبت ناک ضربوں سے گرا دی گئی تھی۔ یہ تو اور بھی بڑا تعجب ہے—اس کی وضاحت کرو۔”
Ṛṣis
Tirtha: Amareśvara episode (continuation)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Sūta
Scene: A circle of sages, brows raised in astonishment, question Sūta about the maiden who was struck by fierce blows yet did not truly die; the atmosphere is tense with wonder and compassion.
FAQs
Purāṇic tīrtha narratives often reveal hidden divine causality behind seemingly ordinary events.
The ongoing Nāgara Khaṇḍa tīrtha account connected with the maiden’s extraordinary fate.
None; this verse introduces inquiry (praśna) that prompts the māhātmya explanation.