Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 6
ईश्वर उवाच । अत्रैवोदाहरंतीममितिहासं पुरातनम् । नाभागस्य च संवादमापस्तंबतपोनिधेः
īśvara uvāca | atraivodāharaṃtīmamitihāsaṃ purātanam | nābhāgasya ca saṃvādamāpastaṃbataponidheḥ
Īśvara dit : Ici même, je vais rapporter un antique récit sacré — le dialogue entre Nābhāga et Āpastamba, trésor d’austérité.
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (frame) / Devikā (foreshadowed)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī
Scene: Īśvara begins teaching, announcing an ancient account: the dialogue of Nābhāga with the ascetic Āpastamba; the scene shifts from present-frame to story-within-story.
FAQs
Purāṇic teaching is anchored in itihāsa: ancient exemplars are cited to explain dharma and spiritual fruits.
Prabhāsa Kṣetra, as the setting for Śiva’s explanation in the Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya.
None directly; the verse introduces a didactic narrative about tapas and dharma.