Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 35
दधीच्यन्वयजातस्य वाडवस्य महा त्मनः । अस्मिन्पुनर्महादेवि प्राप्ते वैवस्वतेंऽतरे । और्वस्तु भार्गवे वंशे समुत्पन्नो महाद्विजः
dadhīcyanvayajātasya vāḍavasya mahā tmanaḥ | asminpunarmahādevi prāpte vaivasvateṃ'tare | aurvastu bhārgave vaṃśe samutpanno mahādvijaḥ
Dari garis keturunan Dadhīci lahirlah Vāḍava yang berhati agung. Kemudian lagi, wahai Mahādevī, ketika Vaivasvata Manvantara tiba, lahirlah Aaurva—brahmana agung—dalam wangsa Bhārgava.
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa–Sarasvatī tīrtha complex (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)
Scene: A cosmic genealogy tableau: Dadhīci’s lineage giving rise to Vāḍava; later, in Vaivasvata Manvantara, Aurva arises in the Bhārgava line—shown as sages in meditation with time-cycles symbolized by rotating celestial wheels.
FAQs
Purāṇic dharma preserves sacred memory through lineages and Manvantaras, showing how divine order continues across cosmic ages.
The narrative belongs to Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya, situating these genealogies within the sanctity of Prabhāsa.
No direct ritual is prescribed here; it establishes the sacred-historical context of sages and eras.