Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 3
स्कंद उवाच । आकर्णय मुने वच्मि कथां श्रमनिवारिणीम् । यथा देवेन कथितां त्रिविष्टपसमुद्भवाम्
skaṃda uvāca | ākarṇaya mune vacmi kathāṃ śramanivāriṇīm | yathā devena kathitāṃ triviṣṭapasamudbhavām
સ્કંદે કહ્યું—હે મુનિ, સાંભળો; હું શ્રમ દૂર કરનારી કથા કહું છું, જેવી દેવએ કહી હતી—ત્રિવિષ્ટપ (સ્વર્ગલોક)માંથી ઉદ્ભવેલી.
Skanda
Listener: Agastya (muni)
Scene: Skanda begins the narration, inviting the sage to listen; the atmosphere is soothing, as if the story itself dispels travel-weariness.
FAQs
Purāṇic kathā is restorative and purifying; attentive listening connects the seeker to divine, heaven-rooted wisdom.
Kāśī is the overarching setting of Kāśīkhaṇḍa; this verse introduces a sub-narrative within its Mahātmya.
Śravaṇa—listen attentively to the kathā as the recommended engagement.