Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 2
दक्ष प्रजापतेः पुत्री कश्यपस्य परिग्रहः । गरुत्मतः प्रसूः साध्वी कुतो दास्यमवाप सा
dakṣa prajāpateḥ putrī kaśyapasya parigrahaḥ | garutmataḥ prasūḥ sādhvī kuto dāsyamavāpa sā
Nàng là ái nữ của Dakṣa Prajāpati, là hiền phối của Kaśyapa, là mẹ hiền đức của Garuḍa—cớ sao lại rơi vào cảnh nô lệ?
Agastya (continuing question)
Listener: a sage/interlocutor addressed as 'mahāmati' (great-minded)
Scene: A courtly-sage setting where a listener marvels that Vinatā—Dakṣa’s daughter, Kaśyapa’s consort, mother of Garuḍa—could become a servant; the question hangs like a moral riddle.
FAQs
Even the noble can face bondage through fate and past actions—prompting inquiry into karma, vows, and dharma in Purāṇic storytelling.
No tīrtha is mentioned; the verse sets up a narrative (ākhyāna) that will later connect to sacred geography and merit.
None; it is a genealogical and narrative question.