यथा श्रुत्वा विजानासि युक्तमंगीकृतं मया । पुराहं विचरन्पार्थ त्रिलोकीं कपिलानुगः
yathā śrutvā vijānāsi yuktamaṃgīkṛtaṃ mayā | purāhaṃ vicaranpārtha trilokīṃ kapilānugaḥ
تاکہ سن کر تم جان لو کہ میرا اقرار درست بنیاد پر ہے؛ اے پارتھ! ایک بار میں کپل کے پیرو ہو کر تینوں لوکوں میں گھوما تھا۔
Nārada
Listener: Pārtha (Arjuna)
Scene: Skanda (or narrator) recounts wandering through the three worlds alongside sage Kapila; a montage-like depiction of celestial, earthly, and nether realms connected by a luminous path.
Purāṇic authority is grounded in realized travel and lineage; narration is offered with a reasoned basis.
No site is named yet; the verse introduces Nārada’s background for the forthcoming tīrtha narration.
None; it is a narrative preface establishing credibility for the māhātmya.