Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 168
इति श्रीस्कान्दे महापुराण एकाशीतिसाहस्र्यां संहिताया सप्तमे प्रभासखण्डे प्रथमे प्रभासक्षेत्रमाहात्म्ये शालकटंकटा माहात्म्यवर्णनंनामाष्टषष्ट्युत्तरशततमोऽध्यायः
iti śrīskānde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyā saptame prabhāsakhaṇḍe prathame prabhāsakṣetramāhātmye śālakaṭaṃkaṭā māhātmyavarṇanaṃnāmāṣṭaṣaṣṭyuttaraśatatamo'dhyāyaḥ
Demikianlah berakhir bab ke-168, bernama “Huraian Keagungan Śālakaṭaṃkaṭā”, dalam bahagian pertama, Prabhāsa-kṣetra Māhātmya, di dalam bahagian ketujuh, Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa, daripada Śrī Skanda Mahāpurāṇa, Saṃhitā yang mengandungi lapan puluh satu ribu śloka.
Narrator/Redactor (colophon)
Tirtha: Śālakaṭaṃkaṭā (as chapter topic) within Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya
Scene: A manuscript colophon moment: scribes or reciters conclude the chapter ‘Śālakaṭaṃkaṭā-māhātmya’ within the Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa, marking the end of adhyāya 168.
FAQs
This is a colophon: its function is archival—marking the chapter’s completion and title for reliable transmission and study.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra is the overarching sacred setting; the chapter specifically concerns Śālakaṭaṃkaṭā’s māhātmya.
None; it is a chapter-ending colophon used for cataloging and recitation boundaries.