Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 80
सत्यमाह महाबुद्धिश्चिरकारी पुरा हि सः । पुरा हि ब्राह्मणः कश्चित्प्रख्यातों गिरसां कुले
satyamāha mahābuddhiścirakārī purā hi saḥ | purā hi brāhmaṇaḥ kaścitprakhyātoṃ girasāṃ kule
‘بے شک سچ ہے،’ اس عظیم خرد والے نے کہا۔ قدیم زمانے میں چِرکاری تھا؛ اور بہت پہلے گِرساؤں کے نسب میں ایک برہمن مشہور تھا۔
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages (deduced); introducing the exemplar Cirakārī
Scene: A venerable narrator begins an ancient account, invoking a famed brāhmaṇa lineage; listeners sit attentively in a forest-āśrama or sabhā-like setting.
FAQs
Dharma is taught through exemplary lives; the text introduces Cirakārī as a model for reflective action.
No tīrtha is named in this verse; it sets up a moral narrative rather than a sthala-māhātmya.
None—this verse is narrative setup, identifying the protagonist and his lineage.