Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 52
अत्रैवोदाहरंतीममितिहासं पुरातनम् । विरोचनसुतेनेदं कृतमस्ति न संशयः
atraivodāharaṃtīmamitihāsaṃ purātanam | virocanasutenedaṃ kṛtamasti na saṃśayaḥ
Hier selbst will ich diese uralte heilige Überlieferung anführen. Dies wurde vom Sohn Virocanas getan—daran besteht kein Zweifel.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), speaking to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Kedāra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pilgrimage audience/recipient of māhātmya
Scene: A sage-like narrator in a Himalayan hermitage near Kedāra begins recounting an ancient legend, gesturing toward the sacred landscape as attentive listeners gather.
FAQs
Purāṇic teaching is reinforced through exemplary legend (itihāsa) to make dharma memorable and authoritative.
The legend is introduced within Kedārakhaṇḍa, the Kedāra sacred landscape.
No direct ritual is prescribed in this verse; it introduces a didactic story.