Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 1
सूत उवाच । एतत्पुराणमखिलं पुरा स्कन्देन भाषितम् । भृगवे ब्रह्मपुत्राय तस्माल्लेभे तथांऽगिराः
sūta uvāca | etatpurāṇamakhilaṃ purā skandena bhāṣitam | bhṛgave brahmaputrāya tasmāllebhe tathāṃ'girāḥ
സൂതൻ പറഞ്ഞു—ഈ സമഗ്ര പുരാണം പുരാതനകാലത്ത് സ്കന്ദൻ ബ്രഹ്മപുത്രനായ ഭൃഗുവിനോട് പ്രസ്താവിച്ചു; അവനിൽ നിന്നുതന്നെ അങ്ങിരസനും ഇതു ലഭിച്ചു।
Sūta
Listener: Śaunaka and the Naimiṣāraṇya sages (implied)
Scene: Sūta sits in an assembly of sages, recounting the sacred lineage of the Purāṇa’s transmission from Skanda to Bhṛgu and onward; the scene emphasizes oral tradition and reverent listening.
FAQs
Sacred knowledge is preserved through a trustworthy lineage (paramparā), strengthening faith in the Purāṇa’s dharmic authority.
The immediate verse emphasizes textual lineage; the surrounding section remains Dvārakā-māhātmya, where Dvārakā is the celebrated tīrtha.
None here; it establishes the provenance of the Purāṇa.