Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 4
सूत उवाच । प्रश्नभारो महानेष यो भवद्भिरुदाहृतः । कीर्तयिष्ये तथाप्येनं नमस्कृत्य स्वयंभुवे
sūta uvāca | praśnabhāro mahāneṣa yo bhavadbhirudāhṛtaḥ | kīrtayiṣye tathāpyenaṃ namaskṛtya svayaṃbhuve
សូតៈបាននិយាយថា៖ សំណួរដ៏ធ្ងន់ធ្ងរនេះ ដែលអ្នកទាំងឡាយបានលើកឡើង គឺធំមែនទែន។ ទោះជាយ៉ាងណា ខ្ញុំនឹងរៀបរាប់វា—បន្ទាប់ពីកោតគោរពនមស្ការដល់ ស្វយម្ភូ (ព្រះអម្ចាស់កើតដោយខ្លួនឯង) ជាមុនសិន។
Sūta
Tirtha: Svayambhū (as svayambhū-liṅga principle)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Ṛṣis
Scene: Sūta bows with folded hands toward an unseen Svayambhū presence; a faint liṅga silhouette or radiant pillar of light behind him; sages watch respectfully as the narration begins.
FAQs
Sacred instruction should begin with humility and invocation, acknowledging the divine source of knowledge.
No tīrtha is named; it is the formal beginning of the explanatory narration.
Namaskāra (salutation) before discourse is implied as a pious protocol.