Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 64
नारद उवाच । कीदृशी तत्कथा मे तां प्रशंस भवता श्रुताम् । कथां यम महाबाहो श्रोतुकामोस्म्यहं च ताम्
nārada uvāca | kīdṛśī tatkathā me tāṃ praśaṃsa bhavatā śrutām | kathāṃ yama mahābāho śrotukāmosmyahaṃ ca tām
Nārada berkata: “Bagaimanakah kisah itu yang tuan puji setelah mendengarnya? Wahai Yama, yang berlengan perkasa, aku juga ingin mendengar cerita itu.”
Nārada
Listener: Yama
Scene: Nārada, veena-bearing sage, respectfully questions Yama; a poised, formal dialogue in an āśrama-like setting, signaling the opening of a sacred account.
FAQs
A sincere seeker approaches a knower with humility and eagerness, initiating the sacred transmission of Mahātmya through dialogue.
Dharmāraṇya is the implied sacred locus; the verse itself is the narrative gateway where the site’s Mahātmya is requested.
None; the emphasis is on śravaṇa (desire to hear) and respectful inquiry.