Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 1
श्रीमार्कण्डेय उवाच । एष एव पुरा प्रश्नः परिपृष्टो महेश्वरम् । राज्ञा चोत्तानपादेन ऋषिदेवसमागमे
śrīmārkaṇḍeya uvāca | eṣa eva purā praśnaḥ paripṛṣṭo maheśvaram | rājñā cottānapādena ṛṣidevasamāgame
શ્રી માર્કંડેયે કહ્યું—આ જ પ્રશ્ન પૂર્વે ઋષિ-દેવોની મહાસભામાં રાજા ઉત્તાનપાદે મહેશ્વરને પૂછ્યો હતો।
Mārkaṇḍeya
Scene: A solemn celestial assembly: sages seated in rows, devas present, King Uttānapāda respectfully questioning Maheśvara; Mārkaṇḍeya later recounts the scene as narrator.
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Purāṇic teachings are often preserved through lineage narratives, emphasizing authority through ancient dialogues with Śiva.
The immediate context is the Śūlabheda tīrtha discussion carried into Adhyāya 45.
None; the verse establishes the narrative setting and speaker.
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