श्रीमार्कण्डेय उवाच । प्रह्लादं सर्वधर्मज्ञं वेदशास्त्रार्थपारगम् । वैष्णवागमतत्त्वज्ञं भगवद्भक्तितत्परम्
śrīmārkaṇḍeya uvāca | prahlādaṃ sarvadharmajñaṃ vedaśāstrārthapāragam | vaiṣṇavāgamatattvajñaṃ bhagavadbhaktitatparam
श्री मार्कण्डेय बोले—मैं प्रह्लाद का वर्णन करता हूँ, जो समस्त धर्मों का ज्ञाता, वेद-शास्त्रों के अर्थ का पारगामी, वैष्णव-आगम के तत्त्वों का जानकार और भगवान् की भक्ति में पूर्णतः तत्पर है।
Mārkaṇḍeya
Tirtha: Dvārakā (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Mārkaṇḍeya ṛṣi formally introduces Prahlāda as an ideal Vaiṣṇava teacher—serene, radiant, and scripturally accomplished—setting a didactic, pilgrimage-mahātmya tone.
Prahlāda is upheld as the model devotee—uniting scriptural insight with unwavering bhakti.
No single tīrtha is named in this verse; it serves as a narrative introduction within the Dvārakā Māhātmya context.
None; the verse is a eulogy/introduction highlighting qualifications in dharma and devotion.