Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 15
अर्द्धावशिष्टे तस्मिंस्तु द्वापरे संप्रवर्तिते । मानवस्य नरिष्यंतो ह्यासीत्पुत्रो मदः किल
arddhāvaśiṣṭe tasmiṃstu dvāpare saṃpravartite | mānavasya nariṣyaṃto hyāsītputro madaḥ kila
அந்த துவாபர யுகம் தொடங்கி பாதி மீதமிருந்தபோது, மானவனின் மகன் நரிஷ்யந்தன்—‘மத’ எனப் பெயர் பெற்றவன்—பிறந்தான் என்று கூறப்படுகிறது.
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.