Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 40
सोऽपि गत्वा धरापृष्ठं श्रावयामास सर्वतः । शिवरात्रेस्तु माहात्म्यं यदुक्तं शूलपाणिना
so'pi gatvā dharāpṛṣṭhaṃ śrāvayāmāsa sarvataḥ | śivarātrestu māhātmyaṃ yaduktaṃ śūlapāṇinā
Lui aussi, étant allé sur la surface de la terre, proclama partout la grandeur de Śivarātri, telle qu’elle avait été dite par le Porteur du Trident (Śiva).
Narrator (deduced)
Tirtha: Śivarātri (mahātmyam)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Sages (typical frame; not explicit)
Scene: Nārada traverses towns, forests, and riverbanks, singing and teaching Śivarātri’s greatness; people gather—kings, householders, ascetics—listening with devotion.
FAQs
Authentic tradition is transmitted faithfully: the glory of vrata is taught as received from Śiva’s own words.
No single site; the emphasis is on universal proclamation across the earth.
Implicit instruction to publicize and teach the Śivarātri māhātmya as taught by Śiva.