Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 3
स्कंद उवाच । आकर्णय मुने वच्मि कथां श्रमनिवारिणीम् । यथा देवेन कथितां त्रिविष्टपसमुद्भवाम्
skaṃda uvāca | ākarṇaya mune vacmi kathāṃ śramanivāriṇīm | yathā devena kathitāṃ triviṣṭapasamudbhavām
സ്കന്ദൻ പറഞ്ഞു—ഹേ മുനേ, കേൾക്കുക; ക്ഷീണം അകറ്റുന്ന കഥ ഞാൻ പറയുന്നു, ദേവൻ പറഞ്ഞതുപോലെ—ത്രിവിഷ്ടപം (സ്വർഗ്ഗലോകം) നിന്നു ഉദ്ഭവിച്ചത്.
Skanda
Listener: Agastya (muni)
Scene: Skanda begins the narration, inviting the sage to listen; the atmosphere is soothing, as if the story itself dispels travel-weariness.
FAQs
Purāṇic kathā is restorative and purifying; attentive listening connects the seeker to divine, heaven-rooted wisdom.
Kāśī is the overarching setting of Kāśīkhaṇḍa; this verse introduces a sub-narrative within its Mahātmya.
Śravaṇa—listen attentively to the kathā as the recommended engagement.