Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 28
सधर्मिण्युवाच । मानसान्यपि तीर्थानि यान्युक्तानि महामते । कानि कानि च तानीह ह्येतदाख्यातुमर्हसि
sadharmiṇyuvāca | mānasānyapi tīrthāni yānyuktāni mahāmate | kāni kāni ca tānīha hyetadākhyātumarhasi
সধৰ্মিণীয়ে ক’লে: “হে মহামতে, আপুনি ‘মানস’ তীৰ্থসমূহৰ কথাও কৈছিল। ইয়াত সেইবোৰ কোন কোন? অনুগ্ৰহ কৰি মোক এই কথা ব্যাখ্যা কৰিবলৈ যোগ্য হওক।”
Sadharmiṇī (the virtuous wife/consort; named only by epithet in the verse)
Tirtha: Mānasa-tīrthas (to be enumerated)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Agastya
Scene: A devoted wife with folded hands asks the sage; the ashram setting is quiet, with a water-pot and kusa grass nearby; the sage’s attentive posture signals forthcoming enumeration of inner tīrthas.
FAQs
A sincere seeker asks for clarity about subtle teachings; inquiry (praśna) is presented as a legitimate path to understanding dharma.
None; the verse requests identification of the mānasatīrthas previously mentioned.
None; it is a request for doctrinal explanation regarding inward tīrthas.