Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 76
व्यास उवाच । अत्याश्चर्य्यमयीं ब्रह्मन्कथामेतां तपोधन । उक्तवानसि येनैतत्साश्चर्य्यं मम मानसम्
vyāsa uvāca | atyāścaryyamayīṃ brahmankathāmetāṃ tapodhana | uktavānasi yenaitatsāścaryyaṃ mama mānasam
व्यास म्हणाले—हे ब्रह्मन्, हे तपोधन! तुम्ही ही अत्यंत आश्चर्यमयी कथा सांगितलीत; त्यामुळे माझे मन विस्मयाने भरून गेले आहे।
Vyāsa
Listener: Agastya (kalasha-janman)
Scene: Vyāsa addresses Agastya with folded hands or respectful gesture, eyes widened in wonder, acknowledging the extraordinary narrative.
FAQs
Hearing tīrtha-māhātmya with faith evokes reverence and transforms the heart; wonder becomes a doorway to deeper devotion.
The Ayodhyā tīrthas previously described—especially the Gopratāra–saṅgama and Guptahari tradition.
None; it is a laudatory response that requests further elaboration.