Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 91
सुतनुरुवाच । इति तस्य वचः श्रुत्वा पिताभूदतिविस्मितः । पप्रच्छ च बहून्प्रश्रान्सोप्य वादीत्तथातथा
sutanuruvāca | iti tasya vacaḥ śrutvā pitābhūdativismitaḥ | papraccha ca bahūnpraśrānsopya vādīttathātathā
सुतनु ने कहा—उसके वचन सुनकर पिता अत्यन्त विस्मित हुआ। उसने बहुत से प्रश्न पूछे, और उसने भी प्रत्येक का वैसा-वैसा उत्तर दिया।
Sutanu
Listener: His father (unnamed here)
Scene: An indoor āśrama scene: Sutanu narrates; the father, astonished, leans forward asking questions; the respondent sits composed, answering in sequence; manuscripts and ritual items nearby.
FAQs
True understanding arises through attentive listening, sincere questioning, and patient instruction.
No tīrtha is mentioned; the verse is a narrative bridge within the dialogue.
None directly; it introduces a Q&A teaching sequence.