Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 1
युधिष्ठिर उवाच । अतः परं किमभवद्ब्रवीतु द्विजसत्तम । त्वद्वचनामृतं पीत्वा तृप्तिर्नास्ति मम प्रभो
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca | ataḥ paraṃ kimabhavadbravītu dvijasattama | tvadvacanāmṛtaṃ pītvā tṛptirnāsti mama prabho
Yudhiṣṭhira berkata: “Selepas itu apakah yang berlaku? Wahai yang terbaik antara para dwija, mohon jelaskan. Wahai Tuhan, meskipun telah meneguk amerta daripada kata-katamu, hatiku masih belum puas.”
Yudhiṣṭhira
Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya
Type: kshetra
Listener: Vyāsa (addressed as dvijasattama)
Scene: A royal listener (Yudhiṣṭhira) seated respectfully before the sage Vyāsa, hands folded, asking for the next episode; a calm āśrama setting with manuscripts and sacrificial implements.
FAQs
Sincere śravaṇa of dharma-kathā is itself nectar—devotion deepens the more one listens, without satiation.
Dharmāraṇya (the sacred forest) is the narrative setting being introduced and will be praised through the ensuing episode.
No explicit rite is prescribed here; the implied practice is śravaṇa—reverent listening to Purāṇic teaching.