Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 50
तथा त्वमपि कौरव्य नारदस्य गुणानिमान् । श्रुत्वा श्रद्धामयो भूत्वा शृणु कृत्यं यदत्र च
tathā tvamapi kauravya nāradasya guṇānimān | śrutvā śraddhāmayo bhūtvā śṛṇu kṛtyaṃ yadatra ca
इसी प्रकार हे कौरववंशी! तुम भी नारद के इन गुणों को सुनकर श्रद्धायुक्त हो जाओ और यहाँ जो कर्तव्य है, उसे भी सुनो।
Bābhravya addressing a Kaurava listener (frame-dialogue within Māheśvara-khaṇḍa)
Listener: Kaurava (Kuru-descended) king
Scene: A sage narrator addresses a Kaurava king seated in humility; the sage’s hand gestures toward a sacred text/altar, indicating forthcoming instructions; the king’s posture shows awakened faith.
FAQs
Faith (śraddhā) after hearing sacred qualities is the gateway to correct action (kṛtya) in dharma.
This verse introduces the local observance; the chapter’s site-context is the Nārada-kūpa created by Nārada.
To listen attentively to the prescribed kṛtya (what is to be done) connected with this place/time.
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