श्रीमार्कण्डेय उवाच । प्रह्लादं सर्वधर्मज्ञं वेदशास्त्रार्थपारगम् । वैष्णवागमतत्त्वज्ञं भगवद्भक्तितत्परम्
śrīmārkaṇḍeya uvāca | prahlādaṃ sarvadharmajñaṃ vedaśāstrārthapāragam | vaiṣṇavāgamatattvajñaṃ bhagavadbhaktitatparam
ಶ್ರೀ ಮಾರ್ಕಂಡೇಯರು ಹೇಳಿದರು—ಪ್ರಹ್ಲಾದನನ್ನು ವರ್ಣಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ; ಅವನು ಸರ್ವಧರ್ಮಜ್ಞ, ವೇದಶಾಸ್ತ್ರಾರ್ಥಪಾರಗ, ವೈಷ್ಣವ ಆಗಮತತ್ತ್ವಜ್ಞ ಮತ್ತು ಭಗವದ್ಭಕ್ತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಸಂಪೂರ್ಣ ತತ್ಪರನು.
Mārkaṇḍeya
Tirtha: Dvārakā (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Mārkaṇḍeya ṛṣi formally introduces Prahlāda as an ideal Vaiṣṇava teacher—serene, radiant, and scripturally accomplished—setting a didactic, pilgrimage-mahātmya tone.
Prahlāda is upheld as the model devotee—uniting scriptural insight with unwavering bhakti.
No single tīrtha is named in this verse; it serves as a narrative introduction within the Dvārakā Māhātmya context.
None; the verse is a eulogy/introduction highlighting qualifications in dharma and devotion.