Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 4
ऋषय ऊचुः । कथं सिद्धिस्तु संप्राप्ता आनर्तेन महात्मना । सर्वं कथय तत्सूत सर्वं वेत्सि न संशयः
ṛṣaya ūcuḥ | kathaṃ siddhistu saṃprāptā ānartena mahātmanā | sarvaṃ kathaya tatsūta sarvaṃ vetsi na saṃśayaḥ
诸仙人说道：“大心的阿那尔塔究竟如何获得成就（悉地）？苏多啊，请将一切详述；你通晓万事，毫无疑惑。”
Ṛṣayaḥ (Sages)
Listener: Sūta
Scene: A circle of sages in an āśrama respectfully question Sūta, who sits poised to narrate; the atmosphere is anticipatory, with palm-leaf manuscripts and a sacrificial fire nearby, signaling the transition into the Ānarta-siddhi backstory.
FAQs
In Purāṇic dharma, sincere inquiry into tīrtha-kathā is a doorway to understanding how sacred acts bear fruit.
The inquiry concerns the taḍāga and Ānarteśvara context introduced in Adhyāya 65.
None; it is a request for the narrative explaining the siddhi and the tīrtha’s power.
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