Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 1
अगस्त्य उवाच । शिवलोकं समासाद्य मुनिना ब्रह्मसूनुना । किं चक्रे ब्रूहि षड्वक्त्र कथां कौतुकशालिनीम्
agastya uvāca | śivalokaṃ samāsādya muninā brahmasūnunā | kiṃ cakre brūhi ṣaḍvaktra kathāṃ kautukaśālinīm
अगस्त्य म्हणाला—हे षड्वक्त्र प्रभो! ब्रह्मपुत्र मुनि नारद शिवलोकास जाऊन तेथे काय केले? कुतूहल व अद्भुत रसाने भरलेली ती रम्य कथा मला सांगावी।
Agastya
Tirtha: Kailāsa/Śivaloka (contextual)
Type: peak
Listener: Skanda (Ṣaḍvaktra)
Scene: Agastya, the pot-born sage, respectfully questions the six-faced Skanda, requesting a wonder-filled account of Nārada’s actions in Śiva’s world.
FAQs
Reverent inquiry into divine matters is itself a dharmic act; sacred narratives awaken devotion and right understanding.
The verse points toward Śiva’s realm and Kailāsa context; within Kāśīkhaṇḍa, the broader frame remains the greatness of Kāśī while narrating a Kailāsa episode.
None directly; it introduces a question that leads into a sacred account.