Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 32
श्रुत्वेतिप्रश्नमौमेयो योगिनीसंश्रयं ततः । प्रत्युवाच मुने वच्मि शृणोत्ववहितो भवान्
śrutvetipraśnamaumeyo yoginīsaṃśrayaṃ tataḥ | pratyuvāca mune vacmi śṛṇotvavahito bhavān
听闻此问后，乌玛之子——诸瑜伽女神的归依处——便回答道：“牟尼啊，我将宣说；愿你专心谛听。”
Skanda (Aumeya, Ṣaṇmukha)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Vyāsa (addressed as Ghaṭodbhava)
Scene: Skanda, the son of Umā, pauses after hearing the sage’s question and begins a solemn reply; the atmosphere is that of a sacred discourse in Kāśī.
FAQs
Purāṇic teachings are received through attentive listening (śravaṇa) and transmitted by an authoritative deity-teacher.
The Kāśī context continues implicitly as the setting for Yoginī worship and its fruits.
A preparatory instruction: listen attentively to the forthcoming ritual and name-teachings.