Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 8
उपविष्टाः सभामध्ये कथाश्चक्रुः पृथग्विधाः । देवर्षिपितृभूतानां राज्ञां चापि प्रकीर्तने
upaviṣṭāḥ sabhāmadhye kathāścakruḥ pṛthagvidhāḥ | devarṣipitṛbhūtānāṃ rājñāṃ cāpi prakīrtane
Sentados en medio del salón de asambleas, entablaron diversas conversaciones, celebrando las hazañas de los sabios divinos, de los antepasados, de los seres sutiles y también de los reyes.
Ugraśravā (Sūta)
Listener: brāhmaṇas (viprāḥ)
Scene: The Pāṇḍavas sit in a grand hall, engaged in varied discussions, invoking stories of sages, ancestors, spirits, and kings—an encyclopedic, contemplative atmosphere.
FAQs
Sacred remembrance and discourse (kathā, prakīrtana) preserve dharma by keeping exemplary lives and cosmic orders in view.
None; the setting is an assembly hall at Indraprastha.
No formal rite; it highlights prakīrtana (reverent recounting) as a dharmic practice.