Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 6
अतस्तद्भक्तिलेशस्य माहात्म्यं वर्ण्यते मया । अपि कल्पायुषा नालं वक्तुं विस्तरतः क्वचित्
atastadbhaktileśasya māhātmyaṃ varṇyate mayā | api kalpāyuṣā nālaṃ vaktuṃ vistarataḥ kvacit
Vì thế, ta sẽ nói về đại oai đức của dù chỉ một mảy bhakti ấy; dẫu sống lâu trọn một kalpa cũng chẳng đủ để diễn tả tường tận.
Sūta
Listener: Ṛṣis (implied)
Scene: Sūta gestures toward the boundlessness of bhakti’s greatness, as if indicating an immeasurable horizon; the sages respond with wonder and reverence.
FAQs
Bhakti is portrayed as immeasurable in merit—so potent that even a tiny portion of it surpasses ordinary reckoning.
No site is mentioned; the emphasis is theological—on devotion’s boundless power.
No specific rite is prescribed; the passage prepares for praise of devotional practices (like japa and kathā).