Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 93
नारद उवाच । साधु साधु महाभागे प्रश्नोऽयं वेदितस्त्वया । यं श्रुत्वा सर्वनारीणां धर्मवृद्धिस्तु जायते
nārada uvāca | sādhu sādhu mahābhāge praśno'yaṃ veditastvayā | yaṃ śrutvā sarvanārīṇāṃ dharmavṛddhistu jāyate
നാരദൻ പറഞ്ഞു—സാധു, സാധു, ഹേ മഹാഭാഗേ! ഈ ചോദ്യം നീ ശരിയായി ഗ്രഹിച്ച് ചോദിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നു. ഇതിന്റെ ഉത്തരം കേട്ടാൽ എല്ലാ സ്ത്രീകളിലും ധർമ്മവർദ്ധി ഉണ്ടാകും.
Nārada
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) region (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: A noble lady (addressed as mahābhāge)
Scene: Nārada, with vīṇā, praises the lady’s question; the setting suggests a sacred riverbank assembly where dharma is taught.
FAQs
Right questioning is itself dharma; listening to authentic instruction is said to strengthen dharma in society.
No specific site is named in this verse; it marks the start of Nārada’s dharma exposition within the Revā Khaṇḍa.
None yet; Nārada commends the inquiry that will lead to teachings on vratas, dānas, and upavāsas.