Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 5
श्रीसूत उवाच । साधुपृष्टं हि युष्माभिरतिगुह्यं मुनीश्वराः । शृणुध्वं मनसा सार्द्धं ब्रवीम्यत्यद्भुतां कथाम्
śrīsūta uvāca | sādhupṛṣṭaṃ hi yuṣmābhiratiguhyaṃ munīśvarāḥ | śṛṇudhvaṃ manasā sārddhaṃ bravīmyatyadbhutāṃ kathām
श्रीसूत म्हणाले—हे मुनीश्वरांनो, तुम्ही उत्तम प्रश्न केला आहे; हे अत्यंत गूढ रहस्य आहे। मन एकाग्र करून ऐका; मी अद्भुत कथा सांगतो।
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa/Śrī Sūta)
Listener: Munīśvaras (assembled sages)
Scene: Sūta, seated as a revered narrator, blesses the sages’ question and announces a secret, wondrous story; the assembly leans in with attentive posture, indicating ‘manasā sārdham’ (mindfully).
FAQs
Sacred knowledge bears fruit when approached with reverence, right questioning, and concentrated listening.
The verse introduces the forthcoming māhātmya connected to Vētālavarada Tīrtha in the Setu region.
A listening-dharma is implied: hear the kathā attentively (manasā) as a spiritual discipline.
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