Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 1
सूत उवाच । इत्येवमुक्ते विप्रेंद्रा शंकरेण महात्मना । पुनः पप्रच्छ सा देवी हर्षसंपूर्णमानसा
sūta uvāca | ityevamukte vipreṃdrā śaṃkareṇa mahātmanā | punaḥ papraccha sā devī harṣasaṃpūrṇamānasā
سوت نے کہا: جب عظیمُ الروح شنکر نے یوں فرمایا، اے برہمنوں میں برتر! تو وہ دیوی، جس کا دل مسرت سے بھر گیا تھا، پھر دوبارہ سوال کرنے لگی۔
Sūta
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Naimiṣāraṇya sages
Scene: Sūta narrates to assembled sages; the scene shifts to Devī, delighted, turning again to Śaṅkara to ask for further detail—an intimate, reverent teaching moment.
FAQs
Purāṇic wisdom is transmitted through dialogue—devotion and curiosity lead to deeper revelation about sacred places.
The ongoing subject is Prabhāsa-kṣetra, introduced as the focus of the next inquiry.
None; it is a narrative bridge indicating continuation of teaching.