Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 9
इति श्रुत्वा स वचनं भगवद्गणभाषितम् । अतिप्रीतिकरं हृद्यं ततस्तौ प्रत्युवाच ह
iti śrutvā sa vacanaṃ bhagavadgaṇabhāṣitam | atiprītikaraṃ hṛdyaṃ tatastau pratyuvāca ha
ครั้นได้ฟังถ้อยคำของเหล่า Gaṇa แห่งพระผู้เป็นเจ้า ซึ่งชวนปีติยิ่งและชโลมหทัยแล้ว เขาจึงกล่าวตอบแก่ทั้งสองนั้น
Narrator (contextual voice within the Kāśīkhaṇḍa narrative)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Ṛṣis (frame typical; not explicit here)
Scene: A pause after the gaṇas’ pleasing words; the brāhmaṇa’s face softens, then he turns to reply—capturing the moment of emotional assent before inquiry deepens.
FAQs
Words of divine attendants, aligned with dharma, naturally bring inner joy and clarity.
The larger canvas is Kāśī’s sacred cycle, but this verse is a narrative connector without a named tīrtha.
None.