Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 24
भगवन्सुकुमारं ते शरीरं प्रथमं वयः । द्वीपानां च करोषि त्वं कथा श्चित्राः पृथक्पृथक्
bhagavansukumāraṃ te śarīraṃ prathamaṃ vayaḥ | dvīpānāṃ ca karoṣi tvaṃ kathā ścitrāḥ pṛthakpṛthak
O Erhabener, dein Leib ist jugendlich und zart, wie in der ersten Blüte des Alters; und doch erzählst du, eines nach dem anderen, viele wunderbare Berichte über die dvīpas.
An unnamed listener (likely a sage/interlocutor) addressing a muni
Listener: The youthful-looking blessed brāhmaṇa narrator
Scene: A youthful-looking sage/brāhmaṇa is praised for recounting many wondrous dvīpa stories; the listener gestures in amazement, indicating the contrast between tender age and vast knowledge.
FAQs
True spiritual attainment can manifest as extraordinary knowledge and experience, even when outwardly one appears young.
No single tīrtha is named in this verse; it frames a broader sacred-geographical discussion within the Tīrthamāhātmya.
None here; the verse is an observation that introduces inquiry into the source of the sage’s powers.