Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 23
ऋषय ऊचुः । कथितो भवता सर्गः प्रतिसर्गस्तथैव च । वंशानुवंशचरितं पुराणानामनुक्रमः
ṛṣaya ūcuḥ | kathito bhavatā sargaḥ pratisargastathaiva ca | vaṃśānuvaṃśacaritaṃ purāṇānāmanukramaḥ
ഋഷികൾ പറഞ്ഞു—നിങ്ങൾ സൃഷ്ടിയും പ്രതിസൃഷ്ടിയും, വംശ-ഉപവംശചരിതവും പുരാണങ്ങളുടെ ക്രമാനുസരണവും യഥാവിധി വിവരിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നു।
The sages (Śaunaka and others)
Tirtha: Dvārakā (contextual) / Prabhāsa-kṣetra (frame)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Sūta
Scene: A circle of venerable ṛṣis seated in a forest-āśrama, addressing the Sūta with palms joined, acknowledging the orderly exposition of creation and dynasties; manuscripts and yajña implements nearby.
FAQs
Purāṇic dharma includes remembering cosmic origins and sacred lineages, anchoring devotion in a grand sacred history.
No single site is named; the verse is a doctrinal recap within the Dvārakā Māhātmya chapter conclusion.
None directly; it summarizes doctrinal topics already taught.