Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 7
अस्माकमेतद्ब्रूहि त्वं कृपया व्यासशासित । तथैवामृतनामिन्या वापिकायाश्च वैभवम् । तृप्तिर्न जायतेऽस्माकं त्वद्वचोऽमृतपायिनाम्
asmākametadbrūhi tvaṃ kṛpayā vyāsaśāsita | tathaivāmṛtanāminyā vāpikāyāśca vaibhavam | tṛptirna jāyate'smākaṃ tvadvaco'mṛtapāyinām
Wahai yang diasuh oleh Vyāsa, dengan belas kasihan jelaskan kepada kami hal ini, dan juga kemuliaan menakjubkan telaga yang bernama “Amṛta”. Kami yang meminum amṛta daripada kata-katamu tidak pernah merasa jemu.
Ṛṣis (addressing Sūta, the Vyāsa-instructed narrator)
Tirtha: Amṛtavāpī
Type: kund
Listener: Sūta (addressed as Vyāsa-śāsita)
Scene: A circle of sages, eyes intent, hands folded, addressing the narrator with humility; palm-leaf manuscripts and a water-pot nearby; the pond’s presence suggested in the background as a shimmering blue-green expanse.
FAQs
Seeking tīrtha-māhātmya through humble inquiry and attentive listening is itself meritorious, like drinking nectar.
Amṛtavāpikā/Amṛtavāpī, whose ‘amṛta’ name and greatness the sages request to hear.
Śravaṇa (devotional listening) to the māhātmya is emphasized, though not as a formal vow here.