सूत उवाच । तत्राश्चर्यमभूत्पूर्वं यत्तद्ब्राह्मणसत्तमाः । अहं वः कीर्तयिष्यामि पुराणे यदुदाहृतम्
sūta uvāca | tatrāścaryamabhūtpūrvaṃ yattadbrāhmaṇasattamāḥ | ahaṃ vaḥ kīrtayiṣyāmi purāṇe yadudāhṛtam
Sūta disse: Ali, ó melhores dos brāhmaṇas, outrora ocorreu um acontecimento maravilhoso. Eu o narrarei a vós tal como é enunciado no Purāṇa.
Sūta
Tirtha: Suparṇākhya-kṣetra (implied by 'tatra' continuity)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Brāhmaṇa-sattamāḥ (assembled sages/brāhmaṇas)
Scene: Sūta addresses an assembly of eminent brāhmaṇas, announcing he will narrate an ancient wondrous event that occurred at that place, as preserved in the Purāṇa.
Sacred geography is taught through exemplary stories; the Purāṇa frames tīrtha-merit via memorable ‘marvel’ narratives.
The setting continues from the preceding tīrtha narrative in Nāgara Khaṇḍa; this verse introduces an episode without naming the site.
None; it is an introductory narrative verse (kathā-prastāva).