Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 48
ऋषय ऊचुः । ब्रह्मज्ञानस्य संप्राप्तिर्मर्त्यानां जायते कथम् । एतन्नः सर्वमाचक्ष्व यदि त्वं वेत्सि सूतज
ṛṣaya ūcuḥ | brahmajñānasya saṃprāptirmartyānāṃ jāyate katham | etannaḥ sarvamācakṣva yadi tvaṃ vetsi sūtaja
เหล่าฤๅษีกล่าวว่า “ความบรรลุพรหมญาณเกิดขึ้นแก่ปุถุชนผู้เป็นมรรตย์ได้อย่างไร? โอ บุตรแห่งสูตะ หากท่านรู้แล้ว จงบอกเราทั้งสิ้นเถิด”
Ṛṣis (Sages)
Listener: Sūta
Scene: A forest hermitage assembly: seated ṛṣis with matted locks and deer-skins question Sūta respectfully, palm-leaf manuscripts and a sacrificial fire nearby.
FAQs
It introduces an inquiry into the practical means by which ordinary humans can attain liberating knowledge.
No specific tīrtha is named in this question-verse; it sets up the subsequent teaching within the chapter’s tīrtha-oriented discourse.
None here; it is a request for instruction about the attainment of Brahma-jñāna.