Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 24
वयं च तत्र याताः स्मो धनलोभेन नारद । दुर्बोधत्वान्नमस्कृत्य श्लोकं चात्र समागताः
vayaṃ ca tatra yātāḥ smo dhanalobhena nārada | durbodhatvānnamaskṛtya ślokaṃ cātra samāgatāḥ
اے نارَد، مال کی لالچ میں ہم وہاں گئے تھے؛ اور جب شلوک دشوار فہم نکلا تو ادب سے نمسکار کر کے اسی شلوک کے ساتھ یہاں آ جمع ہوئے ہیں۔
Unspecified narrator (within Māheśvarakhaṇḍa dialogue, likely Sūta’s narration)
Listener: Nārada
Scene: A group of brāhmaṇas, travel-worn, approach Nārada with folded hands, presenting the difficult śloka; their faces show embarrassment and hope; Nārada sits serene with vīṇā and manuscript.
FAQs
Even when motivated by worldly desire, approaching sacred teaching with humility and reverence opens the way to right understanding.
No specific tīrtha is explicitly named in this verse; it frames a narrative approach to a difficult śloka within the Kaumārikākhaṇḍa context.
No ritual is prescribed here; the act emphasized is respectful approach (namaskāra) before seeking interpretation.