Skandapurana 1.4.65.6

1.4.65.6

5 tato nāradasya dānapātraśuddhabrāhmaṇalābhārthaṃ sarvatra saṃśodhya paścātkalāpagrāmaṃ prati brāhmaṇaveṣeṇa gamanam, tatra gatvā brāhmaṇaparīkṣaṇārthaṃ ślokarūpeṇa praśnakaraṇam, teṣāṃ brāhmaṇānāṃ madhye'ṣṭavarṣīyeṇa bālakenaiva nāradakṛtātigahanapraśnānāṃ yathārthottara dānam.. ......... -.... - 84 1

5. Then Nārada, searching everywhere to find a worthy brahmin recipient for the gifts, subsequently going to the village of Kalāpa in the disguise of a brahmin; going there and asking questions in verse form to test the brahmins; an eight-year-old boy among those brahmins alone giving the correct answers to the extremely profound questions posed by Nārada. 84 1