Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 2
स्कंद उवाच । शृणु कुंभज वक्ष्यामि नारदेन महात्मना । यत्कृतं तत्र गत्वाशु कैलासं शंकरालयम्
skaṃda uvāca | śṛṇu kuṃbhaja vakṣyāmi nāradena mahātmanā | yatkṛtaṃ tatra gatvāśu kailāsaṃ śaṃkarālayam
स्कंद म्हणाला—हे कुंभज! ऐक; मी सांगतो. महात्मा नारद तेथे त्वरेने जाऊन कैलास—शंकराच्या धामात—जे केले ते मी वर्णन करतो।
Skanda
Tirtha: Kailāsa
Type: peak
Listener: Agastya (Kumbhaja)
Scene: Skanda begins the narration, addressing Agastya as Kumbhaja, promising to recount Nārada’s deeds upon reaching Kailāsa, Śaṅkara’s abode.
FAQs
Sacred listening (śravaṇa) to Purāṇic history is presented as a direct means to devotion and insight.
Kailāsa, the abode of Śiva (Śaṅkara), is highlighted as the divine locus of the upcoming teaching.
None explicitly; it is an invitation to hear the account.