Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 28
एतत्सर्वं समासेन आदौ कथय मे प्रभो । ज्ञात्वा सर्वे वयं सूत पश्चादावर्णयामहे
etatsarvaṃ samāsena ādau kathaya me prabho | jñātvā sarve vayaṃ sūta paścādāvarṇayāmahe
“Wahai tuan, ceritakanlah kepadaku semuanya ini secara ringkas dari permulaan. Setelah memahaminya, kami semua, wahai Sūta, akan menghuraikannya lagi kemudian.”
Śaunaka (continuing address to Sūta)
Listener: Sūta
Scene: The sages collectively request a concise beginning-to-end account; Sūta sits poised, indicating he will narrate systematically.
FAQs
Purāṇic wisdom is preserved by disciplined listening, clear summaries, and faithful retelling—knowledge becomes service.
No specific tirtha is mentioned in this verse; it frames the pedagogical method within the Kedārakhaṇḍa discourse.
None explicitly; it implies śravaṇa (listening) and kīrtana/pravacana (recounting) as dharmic practices.