Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 56
तस्मादानंदसंदोहः समभून्मम सांप्रतम् । तच्छ्रुत्वागस्त्यवचनं व्यासः प्रोवाच तं मुनिम्
tasmādānaṃdasaṃdohaḥ samabhūnmama sāṃpratam | tacchrutvāgastyavacanaṃ vyāsaḥ provāca taṃ munim
ஆகையால் இக்கணமே என் உள்ளத்தில் ஆனந்தப் பெருக்கம் எழுந்தது. அகஸ்தியரின் சொற்களை கேட்ட வியாசர் அந்த முனிவரை நோக்கி உரைத்தார்.
Narrator (frame voice), then transition to Vyāsa speaking
Tirtha: Ayodhyā
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka and Naimiṣāraṇya sages (implied)
Scene: A quiet āśrama setting: Vyāsa, stirred with joy, turns toward Agastya after hearing his words; the atmosphere is anticipatory, marking the opening of a sacred discourse on Ayodhyā.
FAQs
Hearing the glory of a sacred place from realized sages generates immediate inner joy and prompts further dharmic questioning.
Ayodhyā is the ongoing subject whose greatness is causing the described joy.
None in this verse; it bridges into the formal questions about pilgrimage method and fruits.