Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 101
अष्टादशपुराणानि तेन जातानि भूतले । लैङ्गमेकादशविधं प्रभिन्नं द्वापरे शुभम्
aṣṭādaśapurāṇāni tena jātāni bhūtale | laiṅgamekādaśavidhaṃ prabhinnaṃ dvāpare śubham
उसी के द्वारा पृथ्वी पर अठारह पुराण प्रकट हुए; और शुभ लिङ्ग पुराण द्वापर युग में ग्यारह प्रकार से विस्तृत रूप से विभक्त हुआ।
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) addressing sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A central figure (implicitly Vyāsa-like transmitter) distributes eighteen manuscript bundles to the world; a separate cluster shows the Liṅga Purāṇa divided into eleven bundles, with a Dvāpara-age banner (two-tone yuga symbolism).
FAQs
Vyāsa’s role is portrayed as making Purāṇic wisdom available on earth, even as texts diversify through time for preservation and accessibility.
No specific tīrtha is named; the verse supports the Prabhāsa māhātmya by affirming Purāṇic authority and history.
None.