स्वयंप्रभा
प्रश्नोत्तरम् / Svayamprabha Explains the Golden Forest and Questions the Vanaras
पुरा दानवमुख्यानां विश्वकर्मा बभूव ह।।4.51.11।।येनेदं काञ्चनं दिव्यं निर्मितं भवनोत्तमम्।
purā dānavamukhyānāṃ viśvakarmā babhūva ha | yenedaṃ kāñcanaṃ divyaṃ nirmitaṃ bhavanottamam ||
In früherer Zeit gab es unter den Anführern der Dānavas wahrlich einen Viśvakarmā; von ihm wurde dieses göttliche, goldene, erhabenste Haus erbaut.
This best of wonderful mansions has been constructed earlier by Visvakarma, the chief (architect) of the demons.
Truthful remembrance of origins (satya) and accurate attribution are treated as part of righteous speech and historical integrity in itihāsa.
Svayaṃprabhā continues the backstory, identifying the architect of the golden mansion.
Reliability in testimony—she narrates the provenance of the place with specificity.