Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 17
तेषां तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा किंचिल्लज्जासमन्वितः । तानब्रवीच्छृणुध्वं च कथयिष्याम्यसंशयम्
teṣāṃ tadvacanaṃ śrutvā kiṃcillajjāsamanvitaḥ | tānabravīcchṛṇudhvaṃ ca kathayiṣyāmyasaṃśayam
Als er ihre Worte hörte und ein wenig Scham empfand, sprach er zu ihnen: „Hört zu — ich werde es euch ohne Zweifel darlegen.“
The brāhmaṇa (jātismara) speaking to his family/relatives
Type: kshetra
Scene: The protagonist, slightly downcast with modesty, raises a hand in assurance and begins to speak; the family sits/stands attentively, the scene poised at the threshold of revelation.
FAQs
Humility and clarity accompany dharma; righteous actions can be explained openly to guide others toward understanding.
Not specified in this verse; it is a narrative hinge within the Māhātmya.
No prescription; the verse introduces an explanation for the previously performed rites.