Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 38
किं वा भूतगृहीताऽसि माहेंद्रेण ज्वरेण वा
kiṃ vā bhūtagṛhītā'si māheṃdreṇa jvareṇa vā
“Hay là sao—nàng bị quỷ thần ám nhập chăng, hay mắc chứng sốt Māhendra?”
Unspecified (context suggests a concerned questioner within the narrative)
Scene: A worried woman points toward the fainted figure, asking if she is seized by a spirit or struck by a fierce fever; attendants exchange fearful glances; a sense of unseen presence is suggested.
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Suffering is to be diagnosed truthfully—whether physical (fever) or subtle (spirit-affliction)—so that proper remedial dharma can be applied.
No tīrtha is named in this line; it is part of the wider Tīrthamāhātmya narration.
None directly; it is an inquiry about the cause of affliction.
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