स्कंद उवाच । सत्यमेतत्त्वया पृच्छि कथयामि मुने शृणु । तस्य व्यासस्य चरितं भविष्यं त्वयि पृच्छति
skaṃda uvāca | satyametattvayā pṛcchi kathayāmi mune śṛṇu | tasya vyāsasya caritaṃ bhaviṣyaṃ tvayi pṛcchati
Skanda dit : Ce que tu as demandé est vrai et convenable. Écoute, ô sage—je vais le raconter. Le récit de Vyāsa se déploiera en réponse à ton interrogation.
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Agastya
Scene: Skanda, composed and radiant, raises a hand in teaching gesture (vyākhyāna-mudrā), assuring Agastya and beginning the tale of Vyāsa; the scene conveys calm authority and impending revelation.
Sacred knowledge is transmitted through respectful questioning and authoritative narration within the guru–śiṣya dialogue.
No single tīrtha is named in this verse; it introduces the upcoming Kāśī-centered narrative about Vyāsa.
None; it is a narrative transition indicating an explanation will follow.