Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 18
ततस्तैः सहितैस्तत्र सहासीनः कथाः शुभाः । राजर्षीणां पुराणानां विप्रर्षीणां चकार ह
tatastaiḥ sahitaistatra sahāsīnaḥ kathāḥ śubhāḥ | rājarṣīṇāṃ purāṇānāṃ viprarṣīṇāṃ cakāra ha
பின்னர் அவர்களுடன் அங்கே அமர்ந்து, மங்களமான உரையாடல்களில் ஈடுபட்டான்—பண்டைய ராஜரிஷிகளின் புராணக் கதைகளும், பிராமண ரிஷிகளின் வரலாறுகளும்.
Deductive (Nāgara Khaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya narrator; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa in Purāṇic framing)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A circle of brāhmaṇas and the king seated on mats in a temple hall, palm-leaf manuscripts present; gestures indicate storytelling and attentive listening.
FAQs
Holy places flourish through sacred discourse; listening and reflecting on dharmic histories is itself a meritorious act.
The Devī-temple setting where dharmic narratives are exchanged, portraying the tīrtha as a center of teaching.
Not a formal ritual; it highlights satsanga—participation in auspicious Purāṇic discussions.