Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 1
। ऋषय ऊचुः । चतुर्युगस्वरूपं तु माहात्म्यं चैव सूतज । प्रमाणं वद कार्त्स्न्येन परं कौतूहलं हि नः
| ṛṣaya ūcuḥ | caturyugasvarūpaṃ tu māhātmyaṃ caiva sūtaja | pramāṇaṃ vada kārtsnyena paraṃ kautūhalaṃ hi naḥ
ऋषय ऊचुः—हे सूतज, चतुर्युगस्वरूपं तेषां माहात्म्यं च यथावत्। प्रमाणं कार्त्स्न्येन वद; अस्माकं परं कौतूहलं वर्तते॥
Ṛṣis (Sages)
Listener: Sūta
Scene: Forest hermitage setting: a circle of ṛṣis respectfully questioning Sūta, palm-leaf manuscripts and sacrificial implements nearby; the theme is cosmic time and yugas.
FAQs
Reverent inquiry into cosmic time (yugas) is presented as a legitimate sacred curiosity that invites authoritative teaching.
No single tīrtha is named in this verse; it introduces a doctrinal discussion within the ongoing māhātmya narrative.
None; it is a formal question initiating exposition.