Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 9
अर्जुन उवाच । योगस्वरूपमिच्छामि श्रोतुं नारद तत्त्वतः । योगं सर्वे प्रशंसंति यतः सर्वोत्तमोत्तमम्
arjuna uvāca | yogasvarūpamicchāmi śrotuṃ nārada tattvataḥ | yogaṃ sarve praśaṃsaṃti yataḥ sarvottamottamam
ಅರ್ಜುನನು ಹೇಳಿದನು—ಹೇ ನಾರದಾ! ಯೋಗದ ಸ್ವರೂಪವನ್ನು ತತ್ತ್ವತಃ ಕೇಳಲು ನಾನು ಇಚ್ಛಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ; ಏಕೆಂದರೆ ಎಲ್ಲರೂ ಯೋಗವನ್ನು ಸರ್ವೋತ್ತಮಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಸರ್ವೋತ್ತಮವೆಂದು ಪ್ರಶಂಸಿಸುತ್ತಾರೆ।
Arjuna
Scene: Arjuna, seated respectfully, asks Nārada about the true nature of Yoga; the setting is calm, with ascetic ambience and a sense of sacred instruction.
FAQs
A sincere seeker approaches a realized teacher and asks for tattva—yoga must be understood in its true essence, not merely praised.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; the text shifts into yogic instruction within the same adhyāya’s sacred-kṣetra frame.
None directly; it introduces inquiry into yoga as a supreme spiritual discipline.