पुराणं सर्वशास्त्राणां ब्रह्माण्डं प्रथमं स्मृतम् । अनन्तरं च वक्त्रेभ्यो वेदास्तस्य विनिर्गताः
purāṇaṃ sarvaśāstrāṇāṃ brahmāṇḍaṃ prathamaṃ smṛtam | anantaraṃ ca vaktrebhyo vedāstasya vinirgatāḥ
Di antara semua śāstra, Brahmāṇḍa Purāṇa dikenang sebagai yang pertama; sesudah itu, dari mulut-mulut-Nya, Veda-Veda memancar keluar.
Sūta
Listener: Ṛṣis
Scene: Cosmic figure with multiple mouths (symbolic) from which Vedic sound-streams emerge as luminous syllables; beside it, a manuscript labeled ‘Brahmāṇḍa’ as the first śāstra.
Purāṇas and Vedas are portrayed as divinely rooted revelations, reinforcing reverence for sacred learning as a path of dharma.
No specific tīrtha is named; the verse is doctrinal within the Prabhāsa māhātmya’s narrative frame.
None; it is a statement about scriptural origin and precedence.