Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 35
तथाऽपि हि प्रकर्तव्यं युष्माकं सत्यमेव हि । अपि गुह्यतमं चेत्स्याच्छृण्वंतु मुनिसत्तमाः
tathā'pi hi prakartavyaṃ yuṣmākaṃ satyameva hi | api guhyatamaṃ cetsyācchṛṇvaṃtu munisattamāḥ
«Pourtant, votre demande doit être accomplie, car elle est vraie et juste. Fût-ce le plus secret des secrets, que les plus éminents des sages l’entendent.»
Unspecified (continuation of the same speaker addressing sages)
Listener: Muni-sattamas / dvija-śreṣṭhas
Scene: The king resolves to speak; his posture straightens, bashfulness gives way to dharmic firmness; sages sit poised to listen.
FAQs
Truthful seekers and worthy hearers (munis) are considered fit recipients of even guarded sacred teachings.
The specific tīrtha remains implicit in this verse; it sets the stage for the tīrtha-māhātmya account.
No direct ritual is mentioned; the act emphasized is śravaṇa—reverent listening to sacred narration.