स्कंद उवाच । सत्यमेतत्त्वया पृच्छि कथयामि मुने शृणु । तस्य व्यासस्य चरितं भविष्यं त्वयि पृच्छति
skaṃda uvāca | satyametattvayā pṛcchi kathayāmi mune śṛṇu | tasya vyāsasya caritaṃ bhaviṣyaṃ tvayi pṛcchati
স্কন্দ ক’লে: তুমি যি সঁচা আৰু যথাযথ প্ৰশ্ন কৰিছা। হে মুনি, শুনা—মই ক’বলৈ ধৰোঁ; তোমাৰ প্ৰশ্নৰ উত্তৰত ব্যাসৰ চৰিত্ৰ প্ৰকাশ পাব।
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Agastya
Scene: Skanda, composed and radiant, raises a hand in teaching gesture (vyākhyāna-mudrā), assuring Agastya and beginning the tale of Vyāsa; the scene conveys calm authority and impending revelation.
Sacred knowledge is transmitted through respectful questioning and authoritative narration within the guru–śiṣya dialogue.
No single tīrtha is named in this verse; it introduces the upcoming Kāśī-centered narrative about Vyāsa.
None; it is a narrative transition indicating an explanation will follow.