Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 4
धनंजय उवाच । महदेतन्ममाश्चर्यं श्रोतव्यं परमं मुने । कुमारीचरितं सर्वं ब्रूहि मह्यं सविस्तरम्
dhanaṃjaya uvāca | mahadetanmamāścaryaṃ śrotavyaṃ paramaṃ mune | kumārīcaritaṃ sarvaṃ brūhi mahyaṃ savistaram
ধনঞ্জয়ে ক’লে: হে মুনি, ই মোৰ বাবে মহা আশ্চৰ্য, শ্ৰৱণযোগ্য পৰম কথা। কৃপা কৰি কুমাৰীৰ সমগ্ৰ চৰিত্ৰ আৰু কৰ্মসমূহ মোক বিস্তাৰে কওক।
Dhanaṃjaya (Arjuna)
Listener: Śrī Nārada
Scene: Arjuna (Dhanaṃjaya) expresses wonder and requests the sage to narrate the full Kumārī-carita; hands folded, attentive posture, the sage poised to begin the detailed account.
FAQs
A sincere desire to hear sacred history (kathā-śravaṇa) is presented as a high spiritual qualification and a doorway to dharma and devotion.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it functions as an introductory request for the Kumārī narrative within the Kaumārikākhaṇḍa.
None explicitly—this verse emphasizes śravaṇa (devout listening) rather than a stated rite.