ईश्वर उवाच । अत्रैवोदाहरंतीममितिहासं पुरातनम् । नाभागस्य च संवादमापस्तंबतपोनिधेः
īśvara uvāca | atraivodāharaṃtīmamitihāsaṃ purātanam | nābhāgasya ca saṃvādamāpastaṃbataponidheḥ
ઈશ્વરે કહ્યું—અહીં જ હું એક પ્રાચીન પવિત્ર ઇતિહાસ ઉદાહરું છું—નાભાગ અને તપોનિધિ આપસ્તંબનો સંવાદ।
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.
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.
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