Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 1
अगस्त्य उवाच । शिवलोकं समासाद्य मुनिना ब्रह्मसूनुना । किं चक्रे ब्रूहि षड्वक्त्र कथां कौतुकशालिनीम्
agastya uvāca | śivalokaṃ samāsādya muninā brahmasūnunā | kiṃ cakre brūhi ṣaḍvaktra kathāṃ kautukaśālinīm
Disse Agastya: Ó Senhor de seis faces, dize-me—quando o sábio Nārada, filho de Brahmā, alcançou o mundo de Śiva, que fez ele ali? Narra esse relato deleitoso e cheio de assombro.
Agastya
Tirtha: Kailāsa/Śivaloka (contextual)
Type: peak
Listener: Skanda (Ṣaḍvaktra)
Scene: Agastya, the pot-born sage, respectfully questions the six-faced Skanda, requesting a wonder-filled account of Nārada’s actions in Śiva’s world.
FAQs
Reverent inquiry into divine matters is itself a dharmic act; sacred narratives awaken devotion and right understanding.
The verse points toward Śiva’s realm and Kailāsa context; within Kāśīkhaṇḍa, the broader frame remains the greatness of Kāśī while narrating a Kailāsa episode.
None directly; it introduces a question that leads into a sacred account.