Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 58
मनुष्यपदसंचारं श्रुत्वा ज्ञात्वा च कारणम् । सारस्वतो बभाषेऽथ तं नृपं भक्तितत्परम्
manuṣyapadasaṃcāraṃ śrutvā jñātvā ca kāraṇam | sārasvato babhāṣe'tha taṃ nṛpaṃ bhaktitatparam
ครั้นได้ยินเสียงย่างเท้ามนุษย์และรู้เหตุแห่งเสียงนั้นแล้ว สารัสวตะจึงกล่าวกับพระราชาผู้ตั้งมั่นในภักติ
Narrator (contextual voice introducing Sārasvata’s speech)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa
Type: kshetra
Listener: Primary listener of the section (frame)
Scene: The meditating Sārasvata slightly opens his eyes, sensing footsteps; the devoted king stands at a respectful distance, hands folded, awaiting permission; the sacred waters shimmer behind them.
FAQs
True inquiry into a sacred event begins with attentive listening and discerning its cause, guided by devotion.
The wider context is the glory of Vastrāpathakṣetra within the Prabhāsa region.
No specific rite is prescribed in this verse; it sets up a revelatory dialogue.