Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 6
एतन्नः सर्वमाचक्ष्व विस्तरेण महामते । तथा तस्य महीपस्य पांड्यस्यापि कथां शुभाम्
etannaḥ sarvamācakṣva vistareṇa mahāmate | tathā tasya mahīpasya pāṃḍyasyāpi kathāṃ śubhām
ข้าแต่ท่านผู้มีปัญญาใหญ่ โปรดเล่าเรื่องทั้งหมดนี้แก่พวกเราด้วยความพิสดาร และโปรดกล่าวถึงตำนานอันเป็นมงคลของพระราชาปาณฑยะผู้นั้นด้วย
Ṛṣis (sages)
Listener: Sūta
Scene: The sages press Sūta for an expanded account: Soma’s story and the auspicious tale of King Pāṇḍya; the composition emphasizes attentive listening and the authority of oral tradition.
FAQs
Holy narratives (kathā) are treated as auspicious and instructive, guiding listeners toward pilgrimage and worship.
Somēśvara tīrtha is the narrative focus, with the Pāṇḍya episode serving as supporting testimony to its power.
None; the sages request a detailed recounting that will ground later prescriptions in story and authority.