Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 4
अथापरोऽस्ति तन्नामा तत्र विप्रो वयोऽन्वितः । सोऽपि च ब्राह्मणः श्रेष्ठः सर्वविद्यासु पारगः
athāparo'sti tannāmā tatra vipro vayo'nvitaḥ | so'pi ca brāhmaṇaḥ śreṣṭhaḥ sarvavidyāsu pāragaḥ
پھر وہاں اسی نام کا ایک اور وِپر تھا، جو عمر رسیدہ تھا؛ وہ بھی ایک برتر برہمن تھا اور ہر طرح کی ودیا میں ماہر۔
Sūta (deduced from narrative context; explicit speaker appears at 8 as “Sūta uvāca”)
Tirtha: Madhurā (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Ṛṣis
Scene: Two Brahmins named Gokarṇa: one younger, one elder; both scholarly, seated in parallel postures with manuscripts—visual symmetry hinting at impending divergence or comparison.
FAQs
The Purāṇas often set up moral causality through narrative detail: even similar names and status can lead to karmic consequences, highlighting the need for discernment.
Madhurā remains the sacred backdrop, emphasizing its learned Brahmin community.
None; this verse introduces a second, elder Brahmin of the same name to prepare for the ensuing episode.