Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 11
तस्या आयतने पूर्वमाश्चर्यमभवन्महत् । यत्तद्वः कीर्तयिष्यामि शृणुध्वं सुसमाहिताः
tasyā āyatane pūrvamāścaryamabhavanmahat | yattadvaḥ kīrtayiṣyāmi śṛṇudhvaṃ susamāhitāḥ
اُس کے مقدّس آستانے میں پہلے ایک عظیم عجوبہ ظاہر ہوا تھا۔ میں وہ واقعہ تمہیں بیان کروں گا—تم ثابت قدم اور یکسو دل ہو کر سنو۔
Sūta
Type: kshetra
Scene: A sage/narrator in a tīrtha-assembly gestures toward a Devī shrine, announcing an ancient marvel; listeners sit with folded hands in concentrated silence.
FAQs
Attentive listening to kṣetra-māhātmya and divine deeds deepens faith and prepares the mind for dharma and devotion.
The goddess’s āyatana (sanctuary/temple precinct) is highlighted as the setting of a celebrated miracle within this tīrtha narrative.
Śravaṇa (reverent listening) with focused attention is enjoined as Sūta prepares to narrate the miracle.