Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 31
तथान्यदपि यद्वृत्तं वृत्तांतं तत्प्रभावजम् । तदहं संप्रवक्ष्यामि श्रूयतां द्विजसत्तमाः
tathānyadapi yadvṛttaṃ vṛttāṃtaṃ tatprabhāvajam | tadahaṃ saṃpravakṣyāmi śrūyatāṃ dvijasattamāḥ
மேலும் நிகழ்ந்த பிறவற்றையும்—அதன் சக்தியால் தோன்றிய அந்த வரலாற்றையும்—இப்போது நான் உரைப்பேன்; கேளுங்கள், ஓ இருபிறப்பினருள் சிறந்தோரே!
Sūta
Tirtha: Acaleśvara-kṣetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: dvija-sattamas / sages
Scene: Sūta (or the narrator) raises his hand to command attention; sages lean forward, indicating an impending miracle-story linked to the kṣetra’s power.
FAQs
Purāṇic dharma teaches through prabhāva-kathā—stories that reveal the hidden potency of sacred places.
The ongoing narrative concerns the Acaleśvara-kṣetra and its prabhāva (spiritual power).
None; it is a transition verse introducing further sacred-history narration.