Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 18
प्रह्लाद उवाच । भो भूमिदेवाः शृणुत परं गुह्यं सनातनम् । यत्कस्यचिन्न चाख्यातं तद्वदामि सुविस्तरात्
prahlāda uvāca | bho bhūmidevāḥ śṛṇuta paraṃ guhyaṃ sanātanam | yatkasyacinna cākhyātaṃ tadvadāmi suvistarāt
ಪ್ರಹ್ಲಾದನು ಹೇಳಿದನು—ಹೇ ಭೂಮಿದೇವರೇ (ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣರೇ), ಪರಮ ಗುಹ್ಯವಾದ ಸನಾತನ ತತ್ತ್ವವನ್ನು ಕೇಳಿರಿ; ಯಾರಿಗೂ ಸುಲಭವಾಗಿ ಹೇಳದಿರುವುದನ್ನು ನಾನು ವಿವರವಾಗಿ ಹೇಳುತ್ತೇನೆ।
Prahlāda
Listener: Brāhmaṇas (bhūmidevāḥ)
Scene: Prahlāda addresses the brāhmaṇas as ‘bhūmidevāḥ’, announcing a supreme secret eternal teaching and promising a detailed exposition—solemn opening of a doctrinal section.
FAQs
Sacred knowledge is ‘guhya’ and should be received through attentive listening and proper qualification, especially in matters of tīrtha and devotion.
Not named in this verse; it introduces the detailed teaching that centers on Dvārakā and its sacred merits.
None; it is an invitation to hear the full instruction.