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
ಸುತನು ಹೇಳಿದರು—ಅವನ ಮಾತುಗಳನ್ನು ಕೇಳಿ ತಂದೆ ಅತ್ಯಂತ ಆಶ್ಚರ್ಯಗೊಂಡನು. ಅವನು ಅನೇಕ ಪ್ರಶ್ನೆಗಳನ್ನು ಕೇಳಿದನು; ಮತ್ತವನು ಕೂಡ ತಕ್ಕಂತೆ ಒಂದೊಂದಕ್ಕೂ ಉತ್ತರಿಸಿದನು।
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.