Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 31
व्यास उवाच । शृणु त्वं पांडवश्रेष्ठ कथां पौराणिकीं शुभाम् । ईश्वरस्य चरित्रं हि नैव वेत्ति चराचरे
vyāsa uvāca | śṛṇu tvaṃ pāṃḍavaśreṣṭha kathāṃ paurāṇikīṃ śubhām | īśvarasya caritraṃ hi naiva vetti carācare
Vyāsa dit : Écoute, ô le meilleur des Pāṇḍava, ce récit purānique de bon augure. En vérité, les actes du Seigneur ne sont pas entièrement connus, même parmi tous les êtres mobiles et immobiles.
Vyāsa
Listener: Pāṇḍavaśreṣṭha (likely Yudhiṣṭhira)
Scene: Vyāsa, seated in an āśrama setting, addresses a Pāṇḍava hero with a gesture of instruction; the atmosphere is contemplative, suggesting the vastness of divine deeds beyond the cosmos.
FAQs
Approach sacred narratives with receptivity: Purāṇic kathā reveals dharma and devotion where intellect alone cannot reach.
The verse introduces a Dharmāraṇya-linked Purāṇic episode; the place’s greatness is conveyed through the sanctifying power of the kathā itself.
No explicit rite; the implied practice is śravaṇa (listening to sacred narration), a recognized devotional discipline.