Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 5
कथितुं वृद्धभावत्वादतीतो बहुकालिकः । संक्षेपात्तेन ते तात कथयामि निबोध मे
kathituṃ vṛddhabhāvatvādatīto bahukālikaḥ | saṃkṣepāttena te tāta kathayāmi nibodha me
ដោយសារខ្ញុំចាស់ជរា ពេលវេលាបានកន្លងទៅយូរហើយ ខ្ញុំមិនអាចរៀបរាប់វាយ៉ាងវែងបានទេ។ ដូច្នេះ ឱ កូនជាទីស្រឡាញ់ ខ្ញុំនឹងប្រាប់អ្នកដោយសង្ខេប—សូមយល់តាមពាក្យខ្ញុំ។
Mārkaṇḍeya
Tirtha: Guhāvāsī (context)
Type: cave
Listener: Yudhiṣṭhira
Scene: Aged Mārkaṇḍeya, serene yet visibly old, speaks kindly to Yudhiṣṭhira, indicating he will narrate briefly; the king leans forward in attentive humility.
FAQs
Even a brief, faithful recounting of sacred history can transmit dharma when offered by a revered narrator.
Not named here; the verse introduces the upcoming account connected to Guhāvāsī.
None; it is a narration preface.