Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 2
स्कंद उवाच । शृणु कुंभज वक्ष्यामि नारदेन महात्मना । यत्कृतं तत्र गत्वाशु कैलासं शंकरालयम्
skaṃda uvāca | śṛṇu kuṃbhaja vakṣyāmi nāradena mahātmanā | yatkṛtaṃ tatra gatvāśu kailāsaṃ śaṃkarālayam
ស្កន្ទៈបាននិយាយ៖ ស្តាប់ចុះ ឱ កុಂಭជ (អគស្ត្យៈ) ខ្ញុំនឹងប្រាប់អំពីអ្វីដែលមហាត្មានារ៉ដៈបានធ្វើ បន្ទាប់ពីទៅដល់យ៉ាងរហ័សកៃលាស—ទីលំនៅរបស់ព្រះសង្ករ។
Skanda
Tirtha: Kailāsa
Type: peak
Listener: Agastya (Kumbhaja)
Scene: Skanda begins the narration, addressing Agastya as Kumbhaja, promising to recount Nārada’s deeds upon reaching Kailāsa, Śaṅkara’s abode.
FAQs
Sacred listening (śravaṇa) to Purāṇic history is presented as a direct means to devotion and insight.
Kailāsa, the abode of Śiva (Śaṅkara), is highlighted as the divine locus of the upcoming teaching.
None explicitly; it is an invitation to hear the account.