Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 44
पुनरूर्ध्वभुजं कृत्वा दक्षिणं शिष्यमध्यगः । पुनः पपाठ तानेव श्लोकान्गायन्निवोच्चकैः
punarūrdhvabhujaṃ kṛtvā dakṣiṇaṃ śiṣyamadhyagaḥ | punaḥ papāṭha tāneva ślokāngāyannivoccakaiḥ
Wieder erhob er den Arm empor, wandte sich dem Schüler zur Rechten zu und trug abermals dieselben Verse vor, sie gleichsam singend, mit lauter Stimme.
Narrator (Kāśīkhaṇḍa narrative voice; traditionally Skanda addressing Agastya in Kāśī Khaṇḍa)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka and ṛṣis (frame implied)
Scene: Vyāsa raises his arm and turns toward the right-side disciple, chanting loudly as if singing; disciples attentive, the moment charged with instruction and devotion.
FAQs
Sacred knowledge is transmitted through disciplined recitation and teaching; the Purāṇic tradition emphasizes oral proclamation for the welfare of listeners.
The verse sits within the Kāśī Khaṇḍa’s glorification of Kāśī, though this specific line focuses on the act of recitation rather than a named tīrtha.
No direct injunction is given; the act depicted is pāṭha (recitation), a supportive devotional practice.