Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 34
किमर्थं रोदिशि मुने शोके किं कारणं तव । सुगुह्यमपि चेद्बूहि जिज्ञासा महती हि मे
kimarthaṃ rodiśi mune śoke kiṃ kāraṇaṃ tava | suguhyamapi cedbūhi jijñāsā mahatī hi me
“Vì sao ngài khóc, hỡi bậc Muni? Nguyên do nào khiến ngài sầu khổ? Dẫu là điều kín nhiệm nhất, xin hãy nói—vì lòng ham biết của ta rất lớn.”
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced: Māheśvara Khaṇḍa narrative frame)
Listener: Unnamed muni (addressed as 'mune')
Scene: Bhṛgu addresses the sage gently: the sage weeps; Bhṛgu leans forward, palm open in reassurance, asking the cause of grief and requesting disclosure even if secret.
FAQs
Sincere inquiry (jijñāsā) and respectful questioning of saints is a dharmic path to understanding.
No site-name appears in this verse; it continues the tīrtha-setting conversation.
None; the verse models respectful spiritual inquiry rather than a formal rite.