Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 15
अर्द्धावशिष्टे तस्मिंस्तु द्वापरे संप्रवर्तिते । मानवस्य नरिष्यंतो ह्यासीत्पुत्रो मदः किल
arddhāvaśiṣṭe tasmiṃstu dvāpare saṃpravartite | mānavasya nariṣyaṃto hyāsītputro madaḥ kila
ആ ദ്വാപരയുഗം ആരംഭിച്ച് അർദ്ധഭാഗം ശേഷിക്കുമ്പോൾ, മാനവന്റെ പുത്രനായ നരിഷ്യന്തൻ—‘മദ’ എന്നു പേരുകേട്ടവൻ—ജനിച്ചു എന്നു പറയുന്നു.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A quiet genealogical tableau: sages or bards reciting lineage as Dvāpara begins; a symbolic figure ‘Mada’ appears as a subtle shadow/embodiment of pride near a royal household, indicating the moral undertone of the name.
FAQs
Purāṇic genealogies teach continuity of dharma through lineages, set within the turning of yugas.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra in the chapter framework; the verse itself is genealogical.
None.