Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 4
अत्याश्चर्यमिदं तत्त्वं त्वयोक्तं वदता सता । यथा मे जायते श्रद्धा दीर्घायुस्त्वं तथा वद
atyāścaryamidaṃ tattvaṃ tvayoktaṃ vadatā satā | yathā me jāyate śraddhā dīrghāyustvaṃ tathā vada
Ô sage véridique, le principe que tu as énoncé est merveille au-delà de toute mesure. Explique-le de telle sorte que la foi s’éveille en moi, ô toi qui vis longtemps.
Yudhiṣṭhira
Listener: Mārkaṇḍeya
Scene: The listener expresses wonder and requests an explanation that will generate firm faith; the sage is addressed as truthful and long-lived.
FAQs
Dharma is to be received with śraddhā; the listener seeks a reasoned, narrative grounding for extraordinary claims of merit.
Implicitly the Daśāśvamedhika Tīrtha whose promised fruits prompted the question.
None; it is a request for clarification to strengthen faith.