Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 49
अत्र वक्ष्ये महापुण्यमितिहासं द्विजोत्तमाः । शृण्वतां सर्वपापघ्नं विचित्रं सुमनोहरम्
atra vakṣye mahāpuṇyamitihāsaṃ dvijottamāḥ | śṛṇvatāṃ sarvapāpaghnaṃ vicitraṃ sumanoharam
हे द्विजोत्तमो! यहाँ मैं एक महापुण्यदायक इतिहासनुमा आख्यान कहूँगा—जो सुनने वालों के समस्त पापों का नाश करता है, अद्भुत और मनोहर है।
Narrator of the Brahmottarakhaṇḍa (contextual Purāṇic narrator)
Listener: dvijottamāḥ
Scene: The narrator raises a hand in promise to reveal a wondrous account; listeners (dvijas) sit in orderly rows, faces bright with anticipation; a symbolic scroll unfurls with miniature scenes hinting at the coming story.
FAQs
Sacred storytelling (itihāsa within Purāṇa) is a dharmic means for purification when heard with attention and faith.
Not specified in this verse; it serves as an introduction to a forthcoming narrative.
Śravaṇa: listening to the narrated sacred account as a purifier of sin.