Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 7
इतिहासेन पूर्वोक्तं श्रूयतां मुनिपुङ्गवाः । दिलीपवसिष्ठ संवादे परमाश्चर्य्यवर्द्धनम्
itihāsena pūrvoktaṃ śrūyatāṃ munipuṅgavāḥ | dilīpavasiṣṭha saṃvāde paramāścaryyavarddhanam
ஓ முனிவர்ச் சிறந்தோரே! முன்பு கூறப்பட்ட பழம்பெரும் வரலாற்றை கேளுங்கள்—திலீபன், வசிஷ்டர் உரையாடலில் வரும், பேரதிசயத்தை மேலும் வளர்க்கும் நிகழ்வு அது.
Narrator (within Dvārakā Māhātmya; speaker not explicit in this verse)
Listener: muni-puṅgava (addressed sages)
Scene: A forest āśrama setting: Vasiṣṭha seated on kuśa grass with a calm aura; King Dilīpa sits respectfully with folded hands; surrounding sages lean in as the ‘wondrous account’ is about to be narrated.
FAQs
Purāṇas teach dharma through revered dialogues and illustrative legends, preparing the listener for a transformative moral lesson.
The immediate context remains Dvārakā Māhātmya, though this verse introduces an illustrative story via Dilīpa–Vasiṣṭha.
None directly—this verse functions as a narrative preface inviting attentive listening (śravaṇa).