Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 80
सत्यमाह महाबुद्धिश्चिरकारी पुरा हि सः । पुरा हि ब्राह्मणः कश्चित्प्रख्यातों गिरसां कुले
satyamāha mahābuddhiścirakārī purā hi saḥ | purā hi brāhmaṇaḥ kaścitprakhyātoṃ girasāṃ kule
«Истинно так», — сказал великомудрый. Ибо в древности был Чиракари; и издавна жил некий брахман, прославленный в роду Гираса.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages (deduced); introducing the exemplar Cirakārī
Scene: A venerable narrator begins an ancient account, invoking a famed brāhmaṇa lineage; listeners sit attentively in a forest-āśrama or sabhā-like setting.
FAQs
Dharma is taught through exemplary lives; the text introduces Cirakārī as a model for reflective action.
No tīrtha is named in this verse; it sets up a moral narrative rather than a sthala-māhātmya.
None—this verse is narrative setup, identifying the protagonist and his lineage.