Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 1
सूत उवाच । एतस्मिन्नेव काले तु नागरो द्विजसत्तमाः । विश्वावसुरिति ख्यातो वेदवेदांगपारगः
sūta uvāca | etasminneva kāle tu nāgaro dvijasattamāḥ | viśvāvasuriti khyāto vedavedāṃgapāragaḥ
സൂതൻ പറഞ്ഞു—അന്നേ സമയത്ത്, ഹേ ശ്രേഷ്ഠ ദ്വിജന്മാരേ! ‘വിശ്വാവസു’ എന്നു പ്രസിദ്ധനായ ഒരു നാഗര ബ്രാഹ്മണൻ ഉണ്ടായിരുന്നു; അവൻ വേദവും വേദാംഗങ്ങളും പാരംഗതനായിരുന്നു.
Sūta
Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra (continuing context)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Dvija-sattamas (Śaunaka-led sages)
Scene: Sūta addresses the assembled sages, introducing a renowned Nāgara brāhmaṇa named Viśvāvāsu, depicted as serene, scholarly, with manuscripts and ritual implements, embodying Veda-vedāṅga mastery.
FAQs
The māhātmya tradition often begins by grounding the coming sacred episode in the life of a learned, dharmic person.
The overarching frame remains Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra Māhātmya, though this verse introduces a key character.
None; it introduces Viśvāvāsu and his Vedic qualifications.