Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 24
यत्त्वं पृच्छसि भो भद्र कञ्चित्पृच्छ चिरायुषम् । इन्द्रद्युम्न उवाच । कः संप्रति धरापृष्ठे चिरायुः प्रथितो जनाः
yattvaṃ pṛcchasi bho bhadra kañcitpṛccha cirāyuṣam | indradyumna uvāca | kaḥ saṃprati dharāpṛṣṭhe cirāyuḥ prathito janāḥ
众人说：“善士啊，你若问此事，当去问那位以长寿著称的人。”因陀罗昙那说道：“如今在大地之上，众人称扬为‘长生者’的是谁？”
Narrator and Indradyumna (direct speech)
Scene: A respectful townsman advises the king to consult a long-lived, renowned person; the king responds with a focused question about who that ‘cirāyu’ is. The scene is conversational, with gestures of direction toward the forest.
FAQs
When worldly records fail, one must seek living dharmic testimony—sages who preserve memory through spiritual attainment.
No tīrtha is glorified in this verse; it introduces the search for a long-lived sage.
None.