Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 1
ऋषय ऊचुः । साधुसाधु महाभाग त्वया कथितमुत्तमम् । आख्यानं पुनरन्यत्र विचित्रं वक्तुमर्हसि
ṛṣaya ūcuḥ | sādhusādhu mahābhāga tvayā kathitamuttamam | ākhyānaṃ punaranyatra vicitraṃ vaktumarhasi
ऋषियों ने कहा— “साधु, साधु, हे महाभाग! आपने जो कहा वह अत्यन्त उत्तम है। अब आप कहीं और का एक और अद्भुत आख्यान भी कहने योग्य हैं।”
Ṛṣayaḥ (the sages)
Listener: Sūta (implied addressee)
Scene: A forest hermitage assembly: seated sages with matted locks and deer-skins, hands folded in praise, requesting another wondrous account from the narrator.
FAQs
Reverent listening and requesting dharma-kathā is itself a valued practice, sustaining transmission of sacred teaching.
No tīrtha is named; the verse is part of the recitation framework.
None; it is a request for further narration.