Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 6
श्रुता द्वैपायनमुखात्कथां वक्ष्यामि चात्र वः । पुरा द्रुपदराजस्य पुत्रीमासाद्य पांडवाः
śrutā dvaipāyanamukhātkathāṃ vakṣyāmi cātra vaḥ | purā drupadarājasya putrīmāsādya pāṃḍavāḥ
Hier will ich euch eine Erzählung berichten, die ich aus dem Mund Dvaipāyanas selbst vernommen habe. Einst gewannen die Pāṇḍavas die Tochter des Königs Drupada.
Ugraśravā (Sūta)
Listener: brāhmaṇas (viprāḥ)
Scene: Narrator announces he will recount a story heard directly from Vyāsa; a brief vignette hints at the Pāṇḍavas’ winning of Draupadī at Drupada’s court.
FAQs
Purāṇic authority is grounded in sacred transmission (Vyāsa as source), linking dharma-teachings to established tradition.
No tīrtha is named in this verse; it sets the historical-itihāsa backdrop.
None; it introduces the provenance of the narrative.