Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 1
देव्युवाच । भगवन्भार्गवे वंशे यस्त्वौर्वः कथितस्त्वया । वैवस्वतेंऽतरे चास्मिंस्तस्योत्पत्तिं वद प्रभो
devyuvāca | bhagavanbhārgave vaṃśe yastvaurvaḥ kathitastvayā | vaivasvateṃ'tare cāsmiṃstasyotpattiṃ vada prabho
দেৱীয়ে ক’লে: হে প্ৰভু, আপুনি ভাৰ্গৱ বংশৰ ঔৰ্বৰ কথা কৈছে। হে স্বামী, এই বৈৱস্বত মন্বন্তৰত তেওঁৰ জন্ম কেনেকৈ হ’ল মোক কওক।
Devī (Pārvatī)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī
Scene: A goddess respectfully questions Īśvara about the wondrous birth of Aūrva in the Bhārgava lineage during the Vaivasvata Manvantara; a calm, courtly dialogue scene framed by sacred coastal ambience of Prabhāsa.
FAQs
Reverent inquiry into sacred history is honored in Purāṇas; questions asked with devotion open the way to dharma-teachings.
The dialogue occurs within Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya, embedding the sage’s story in Prabhāsa’s sacred frame.
None; it initiates the upākhyāna (explanatory narrative) of Aaurva’s origin.