Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 5
सूत उवाच । नास्माकं विभ्रमो जातो युष्माकं तु द्विजोत्तमाः । परं यत्कारणं कृत्स्नं तद्ब्रवीमि निबोध्यताम्
sūta uvāca | nāsmākaṃ vibhramo jāto yuṣmākaṃ tu dvijottamāḥ | paraṃ yatkāraṇaṃ kṛtsnaṃ tadbravīmi nibodhyatām
سوت نے کہا: مجھے کوئی اشتباہ لاحق نہیں ہوا؛ اے برہمنوں کے سردارو، شک تو تمہارے اندر پیدا ہوا ہے۔ اس کا پورا سبب میں بیان کرتا ہوں—غور سے سنو اور سمجھو۔
Sūta
Listener: dvijottamas (assembled brāhmaṇas/ṛṣis)
Scene: Sūta, composed and confident, raises a hand in assurance while addressing the assembled brāhmaṇas, promising a complete explanation of the cause behind the tradition.
FAQs
Purāṇic teaching proceeds by resolving doubts through authoritative explanation and attentive listening.
Not specified in this verse; it introduces an explanatory section about the previously mentioned sacred locations and events.
None; it is an invitation to hear the complete explanation.