Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 11
सूत उवाच । असकृत्तेन संपृष्टः सकृद्ब्राह्मणसत्तमः । ततश्च कथयामास हास्यकारणमेव हि
sūta uvāca | asakṛttena saṃpṛṣṭaḥ sakṛdbrāhmaṇasattamaḥ | tataśca kathayāmāsa hāsyakāraṇameva hi
சூதர் கூறினார்—அவன் மீண்டும் மீண்டும் கேட்டதால், அந்தச் சிறந்த பிராமணர் இறுதியில் பேசினார்; தன் புன்னகைக்கான காரணத்தையே விளக்கினார்।
Sūta
Scene: A storyteller (Sūta) addresses an attentive assembly, describing how the brāhmaṇa finally explains the reason for his smile; the scene feels like a recitation hall or forest hermitage gathering.
FAQs
Persevering, respectful questioning leads to clarity; truth is revealed in due course.
The verse functions as narrative transition within Tīrthamāhātmya; no specific site is named in this line.
None; it is a storytelling connector indicating forthcoming explanation.