Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 1
श्रीमार्कण्डेय उवाच । अत्रैवोदाहरन्तीममितिहासं पुरातनम् । कैलासे पृच्छते भक्त्या षण्मुखाय शिवोदितम्
śrīmārkaṇḍeya uvāca | atraivodāharantīmamitihāsaṃ purātanam | kailāse pṛcchate bhaktyā ṣaṇmukhāya śivoditam
ஸ்ரீ மார்கண்டேயர் கூறினார்—இங்கேயே நான் ஒரு பழமையான புனித இதிகாசத்தை உரைப்பேன்; கைலாசத்தில் பக்தியுடன் ஷண்முகன் (ஸ்கந்தன்) கேட்டபோது சிவன் அருளிய உரை அது।
Mārkaṇḍeya
Tirtha: Kailāsa
Type: peak
Listener: (implied) audience of sages/seekers within Revākhaṇḍa frame
Scene: Mārkaṇḍeya begins narration: a vision of Kailāsa where a devotee questions Ṣaṇmukha; Śiva’s words are about to be recounted.
FAQs
Purāṇic wisdom is transmitted through devotional inquiry and authoritative narration rooted in Śiva’s teaching.
Kailāsa is named as the setting; the tīrtha focus for this adhyāya begins via this framing.
None; it introduces an itihāsa (sacred narrative) as a vehicle for dharma teaching.