Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 3
तावेकदा पुराणार्थे श्लोकमेकमपश्यताम् । तं दृष्ट्वा सर्वशास्त्रज्ञावास्तां कंटकितत्वचौ
tāvekadā purāṇārthe ślokamekamapaśyatām | taṃ dṛṣṭvā sarvaśāstrajñāvāstāṃ kaṃṭakitatvacau
ஒருமுறை புராணார்த்தத்தை ஆராய்ந்தபோது அவர்கள் ஒரு ச்லோகத்தைக் கண்டனர். அதைக் கண்டவுடன், எல்லாச் சாஸ்திரங்களையும் அறிந்த அந்த இருவரும் ஆனந்தத்தில் ரோமாஞ்சமடைந்தனர்।
Nārada (continuing narration)
Tirtha: Somnātha (contextual, forthcoming)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Two erudite brāhmaṇas sit with manuscripts; as they read a single śloka, their bodies show gooseflesh and eyes widen with devotional wonder; a subtle divine light falls on the text, hinting at its potency.
FAQs
True scriptural insight is not merely intellectual; it awakens devotion and propels one toward sacred action such as pilgrimage.
The immediate verse does not name it, but it sets up the Prabhāsa/Somanātha tīrtha praise that follows.
No ritual is prescribed; it depicts the devotional response (romāñca) arising from hearing/seeing a sacred teaching.