Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 12
एवं संपूजितस्तेन भक्त्या परमया नृप । सुखोपविष्टो विश्रांतो वसिष्ठो मुनिसत्तमः । राजर्षीणां कथाश्चक्रे देवर्षीणां तथैव च
evaṃ saṃpūjitastena bhaktyā paramayā nṛpa | sukhopaviṣṭo viśrāṃto vasiṣṭho munisattamaḥ | rājarṣīṇāṃ kathāścakre devarṣīṇāṃ tathaiva ca
இவ்வாறு பரம பக்தியால் போற்றப்பட்ட முனிவருள் சிறந்த வசிஷ்டர் சுகமாக அமர்ந்து ஓய்வெடுத்து, ராஜரிஷிகளும் தேவரிஷிகளும் பற்றிய கதைகளை உரைத்தார்।
Narrator (Purāṇic voice within Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa; speaker not explicit in this snippet)
Tirtha: Arbuda kshetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: The king in the frame (and by extension the audience)
Scene: Vasiṣṭha sits at ease after being honored; the king and courtiers sit respectfully nearby as the sage narrates tales of rājarṣis and devarṣis; a calm, story-telling atmosphere.
FAQs
True devotion expresses itself as reverent service, which in turn invites dharma-kathā and spiritual instruction.
No single site is named in this verse; it sets the narrative stage for teaching within the Arbuda Khaṇḍa.
Not a fixed ritual; it emphasizes devotional hospitality leading to sacred discourse.