Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 11
सूत उवाच । असकृत्तेन संपृष्टः सकृद्ब्राह्मणसत्तमः । ततश्च कथयामास हास्यकारणमेव हि
sūta uvāca | asakṛttena saṃpṛṣṭaḥ sakṛdbrāhmaṇasattamaḥ | tataśca kathayāmāsa hāsyakāraṇameva hi
सूत म्हणाला—त्याने वारंवार विचारल्यावर तो ब्राह्मणश्रेष्ठ अखेर बोलला आणि आपल्या हास्याचे कारणच सांगू लागला।
Sūta
Scene: A storyteller (Sūta) addresses an attentive assembly, describing how the brāhmaṇa finally explains the reason for his smile; the scene feels like a recitation hall or forest hermitage gathering.
FAQs
Persevering, respectful questioning leads to clarity; truth is revealed in due course.
The verse functions as narrative transition within Tīrthamāhātmya; no specific site is named in this line.
None; it is a storytelling connector indicating forthcoming explanation.