Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 73
ब्राह्मणा ऊचुः । एवं पुरा वै कथिता रोहिताश्वाय धीमते । मार्कंडेन महाभाग तस्मात्त्वमपि तां कुरु
brāhmaṇā ūcuḥ | evaṃ purā vai kathitā rohitāśvāya dhīmate | mārkaṃḍena mahābhāga tasmāttvamapi tāṃ kuru
Para brāhmaṇa berkata: “Demikianlah dahulu kala hal ini diajarkan oleh Mārkaṇḍa kepada Rohitāśva yang bijaksana. Maka, wahai yang berbahagia, engkau pun laksanakanlah itu.”
Brāhmaṇas
Type: kshetra
Listener: Mahābhāga (current addressee within the narrative frame)
Scene: A group of brāhmaṇas addresses a noble listener, recounting how Mārkaṇḍeya taught Rohitāśva; the scene shows a teaching assembly—palm-leaf manuscripts, seated sages, attentive listener—emphasizing lineage and instruction.
FAQs
Dharma is strengthened through lineage of instruction—what sages taught before remains valid for sincere seekers now.
This verse emphasizes tradition and authority (who taught whom), not a specific geographic tirtha.
An exhortation to perform the same Saptamī-related observance as taught by Mārkaṇḍa.