Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 3
तस्मादेतन्महाबाहो यथावद्वक्तुमर्हसि । सांप्रतं सूत कार्त्स्न्येन परं कौतूहलं हि नः
tasmādetanmahābāho yathāvadvaktumarhasi | sāṃprataṃ sūta kārtsnyena paraṃ kautūhalaṃ hi naḥ
C’est pourquoi, ô héros aux bras puissants, tu dois l’expliquer comme il convient. À présent, ô Sūta, notre curiosité est extrême : nous désirons l’entendre dans son entier.
Ṛṣis (Sages)
Listener: Sūta
Scene: Sages with folded hands leaning forward, earnest faces; Sūta seated on a slightly raised seat, holding a staff or manuscript; the atmosphere of a formal question before a long pilgrimage account.
FAQs
Dharma is learned through humble inquiry and complete listening to authoritative tradition-bearers.
None yet; it is a framing verse preparing for tīrtha-related exposition.
No ritual instruction; it requests a comprehensive teaching.