इति श्रीस्कांदे महापुराण एकाशीतिसाहस्र्यां संहितायां सप्तमे प्रभासखण्डे प्रथमे प्रभासक्षेत्र माहात्म्ये बालार्कमाहात्म्यवर्णनंनाम षडशीत्युत्तरद्विशततमोऽध्यायः
iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ saptame prabhāsakhaṇḍe prathame prabhāsakṣetra māhātmye bālārkamāhātmyavarṇanaṃnāma ṣaḍaśītyuttaradviśatatamo'dhyāyaḥ
இவ்வாறு ஸ்ரீஸ்கந்த மகாபுராணத்தின் எண்பத்தொன்றாயிரம் சுலோகங்களைக் கொண்ட ஸம்ஹிதையில், ஏழாம் பிரபாசகண்டத்தில், முதல் பிரபாசக்ஷேத்ர மாஹாத்ம்யத்தில் “பாலார்க மாஹாத்ம்ய வர்ணனம்” எனும் 286ஆம் அதிகாரம் நிறைவுற்றது।
Narrator/Redactor (colophon)
Tirtha: Bālārka (chapter colophon)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A manuscript colophon scene: scribes and reciters conclude a chapter; a temple hall near Prabhāsa with palm-leaf manuscripts; lamps dim as the recitation ends.
It formally seals the teaching as authoritative scripture, framing the preceding material as a sacred māhātmya meant to inspire pilgrimage and devotion.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, specifically the Bālārka-related sacred tradition introduced/closed by this chapter colophon.
None directly; this is a chapter-ending colophon rather than an instruction verse.