Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 2
सा कथं स्थापिता तत्र किंप्रभावा च सूतज । एतन्नो ब्रूहि निःशेषं न हि तृप्यामहे वयम्
sā kathaṃ sthāpitā tatra kiṃprabhāvā ca sūtaja | etanno brūhi niḥśeṣaṃ na hi tṛpyāmahe vayam
Ó filho de Sūta, como foi ela estabelecida ali, e qual é o seu poder? Conta-nos tudo sem deixar nada, pois ainda não estamos satisfeitos.
Ṛṣis (Sages)
Tirtha: Brāhmī Mahāśilā
Type: kshetra
Listener: Sūta (Sūtaja)
Scene: Close focus on the sages’ faces and gestures—palms joined, one sage leaning forward—addressing Sūta with insistence on a complete explanation; the sacred stone is hinted in the background.
FAQs
In tīrtha-māhātmya literature, faithful curiosity and seeking complete transmission of sacred history are themselves part of dharmic learning.
The inquiry concerns the Brāhmī Mahāśilā connected to the local tirtha setting of this Nāgarakhaṇḍa passage.
No ritual is prescribed; the verse requests the origin story and the precise spiritual efficacy (prabhāva).