Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 4
श्रीमार्कण्डेय उवाच । साधु साधु महाप्राज्ञ पृष्टः प्रश्नस्त्वयानघ । कथयामि यथापूर्वं श्रुतमेतन्महेश्वरात्
śrīmārkaṇḍeya uvāca | sādhu sādhu mahāprājña pṛṣṭaḥ praśnastvayānagha | kathayāmi yathāpūrvaṃ śrutametanmaheśvarāt
শ্ৰী মাৰ্কণ্ডেয় ক’লে: সাধু সাধু, হে মহাপ্ৰাজ্ঞ আৰু অনঘ, তুমি যথোচিত প্ৰশ্ন কৰিলা। মই ইয়াক তেনেকৈয়ে ক’ম, যেনেকৈ পূৰ্বে মহেশ্বৰ (শিৱ)ৰ পৰা শুনিছিলোঁ।
Mārkaṇḍeya
Listener: Yudhiṣṭhira
Scene: Mārkaṇḍeya raises a hand in blessing/assurance, praising Yudhiṣṭhira’s question; a subtle iconographic presence of Śiva (linga or faint divine silhouette) indicates the source of the teaching.
FAQs
Sacred knowledge is authenticated through lineage (śruti/paramparā), here traced back to Śiva as the supreme authority.
The Revā/Narmadā Mahātmya framework is being introduced; the specific tīrtha is not named in this verse.
None; the verse establishes the authority and intent to narrate.