Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 12
कथांतेषु ततस्तेषां मुनीनां भावितात्मनाम् । आजगाम महातेजास्तत्र सूतो महामतिः
kathāṃteṣu tatasteṣāṃ munīnāṃ bhāvitātmanām | ājagāma mahātejāstatra sūto mahāmatiḥ
ครั้นเมื่อเหล่ามุนีผู้ขัดเกลาจิตวิญญาณได้จบถ้อยสนทนาแล้ว ก็มีสุตะผู้รุ่งเรืองด้วยเดช และเปี่ยมด้วยปัญญาใหญ่ มาถึง ณ ที่นั้น
Sūta (self-introduction via third-person narrative, typical Purāṇic style)
Listener: assembly of munis
Scene: At the edge of the sacrificial ground, a radiant sūta approaches—travel-worn yet luminous—holding a manuscript bundle; sages turn their gaze toward him as the firelight catches his figure.
FAQs
Sacred knowledge is transmitted through qualified speakers arriving at the right moment, guided by the readiness of disciplined listeners.
The verse emphasizes the narrative turning point (the Sūta’s arrival) rather than glorifying a new site; the setting remains the great ritual gathering.
None; it marks the transition from sage-conversation to formal Purāṇic narration.