Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 4
किमर्थं च समाचक्ष्व सूतपुत्रात्र विस्तरात् । कौतुकं परमं जातं सर्वेषां नो द्विजन्मनाम्
kimarthaṃ ca samācakṣva sūtaputrātra vistarāt | kautukaṃ paramaṃ jātaṃ sarveṣāṃ no dvijanmanām
اور یہ کس سبب سے ہوا؟ اے سوت کے فرزند، یہاں تفصیل سے بیان کرو؛ ہم سب دو بار جنم لینے والوں کے دل میں بڑی جستجو پیدا ہو گئی ہے۔
Ṛṣis (Sages)
Listener: Sūta
Scene: The dvija sages collectively bow and request elaboration; Sūta is addressed as ‘sūta-putra’, indicating respectful familiarity. The scene is a formal satsanga with heightened anticipation.
FAQs
Dharma is learned through humble inquiry—asking for the causes behind sacred narratives deepens understanding of tīrtha-glory.
The verse functions as a transition within the tīrthamāhātmya, inviting the detailed account that will reveal the tīrtha’s greatness.
None directly; the prescription is narrative—listen to the detailed māhātmya explanation.