Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 8
छन्दोगस्य सुता श्रेष्ठा देवशर्माभिधस्य च । औदुम्बरीति नाम्ना सा सामश्रवणलालसा
chandogasya sutā śreṣṭhā devaśarmābhidhasya ca | audumbarīti nāmnā sā sāmaśravaṇalālasā
ती देवशर्मा नावाच्या छंदोगाची श्रेष्ठ कन्या होती. तिचे नाव औदुम्बरी; सामस्वरांचे श्रवण करण्याची तिला तीव्र आस होती।
Sūta
Type: kshetra
Scene: Portrait-like introduction: Audumbarī, poised and attentive, identified by her Vedic household background; subtle cues of Chāndogya tradition—palm-leaf texts, chanting posture, and a respectful assembly setting.
FAQs
Śravaṇa (devout listening) to Vedic chant is portrayed as a powerful spiritual impulse, rooted in noble lineage and inner yearning.
This shloka identifies the devotee and her background; the specific tīrtha is not named here though the setting remains a tīrtha-māhātmya.
Implicitly extols sāma-śravaṇa (listening to Sāma chants) as a valued devotional act within yajña.