Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 12
ऋषय ऊचुः अत्याश्चर्यमिदं सूत यत्त्वया परिकीर्तितम् । आयुषोऽप्यधिकं मर्त्यो जीवते यदि मानवः
ṛṣaya ūcuḥ atyāścaryamidaṃ sūta yattvayā parikīrtitam | āyuṣo'pyadhikaṃ martyo jīvate yadi mānavaḥ
ரிஷிகள் கூறினர்—ஓ சூதா! நீ கூறியது மிக அதிசயமானது; மனிதன் மானவனாய் இருந்தும் ஆயுளைத் தாண்டி வாழ முடியுமா?
Ṛṣis (sages) addressing Sūta
Listener: Sūta
Scene: A circle of sages seated in a forest hermitage, turning toward Sūta with raised brows and folded hands, expressing astonishment; Sūta sits poised to answer, with manuscripts and a sacrificial fire nearby.
FAQs
Purāṇic teaching invites inquiry: extraordinary spiritual claims are presented within a respectful teacher–disciple dialogue.
The ongoing narrative concerns the Adhyāya 29 kṣetra (Hāṭakeśvara/Siddheśvara context), though this verse itself is a dialogue reaction.
None newly; it refers back to the claim that mantra-japa can extend lifespan.