Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 45
वक्तुं समर्थो न गुणान्ब्रह्मापि परमेश्वरः । तथाप्युद्देशतो वच्मि शृणु भूत्वा समाहितः
vaktuṃ samartho na guṇānbrahmāpi parameśvaraḥ | tathāpyuddeśato vacmi śṛṇu bhūtvā samāhitaḥ
اس کی خوبیوں کو پورے طور پر بیان کرنے کی قدرت تو خود برہما، جو پرمیشور ہیں، میں بھی نہیں۔ پھر بھی میں اشارۃً بیان کرتا ہوں؛ یکسو ہو کر سنو۔
Mārkaṇḍeya
Listener: Yudhiṣṭhira
Scene: Mārkaṇḍeya declares that even Brahmā cannot fully describe the excellences; he will speak only in outline and asks for concentrated listening.
FAQs
Divine greatness exceeds speech; still, attentive listening to even a partial account yields spiritual nourishment.
No single tīrtha is named in this verse; it sets the mahātmya tone within the Revā Khaṇḍa context.
A mental discipline is prescribed: hear the account with samāhita-citta (focused attention).