Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 12
ऋषय ऊचुः अत्याश्चर्यमिदं सूत यत्त्वया परिकीर्तितम् । आयुषोऽप्यधिकं मर्त्यो जीवते यदि मानवः
ṛṣaya ūcuḥ atyāścaryamidaṃ sūta yattvayā parikīrtitam | āyuṣo'pyadhikaṃ martyo jīvate yadi mānavaḥ
เหล่าฤๅษีกล่าวว่า “โอ้ สุตะ สิ่งที่ท่านประกาศนั้นน่าอัศจรรย์ยิ่งนัก—หากมนุษย์ผู้เป็นมรรตยะจะมีชีวิตได้เกินกว่าช่วงอายุของตน”
Ṛṣis (sages) addressing Sūta
Listener: Sūta
Scene: A circle of sages seated in a forest hermitage, turning toward Sūta with raised brows and folded hands, expressing astonishment; Sūta sits poised to answer, with manuscripts and a sacrificial fire nearby.
FAQs
Purāṇic teaching invites inquiry: extraordinary spiritual claims are presented within a respectful teacher–disciple dialogue.
The ongoing narrative concerns the Adhyāya 29 kṣetra (Hāṭakeśvara/Siddheśvara context), though this verse itself is a dialogue reaction.
None newly; it refers back to the claim that mantra-japa can extend lifespan.