Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 89
सत्यमाह पुरा विष्णुः कुमारान्विष्णुसद्भनि
satyamāha purā viṣṇuḥ kumārānviṣṇusadbhani
“Tunay nga, noong unang panahon, si Viṣṇu ay nagsalita ng mga salitang ito sa mga Kumāra sa sariling kapulungan ni Viṣṇu.”
Dharmavarman (continued; citing tradition)
Tirtha: Viṣṇu-sadman (Vaikuṇṭha sabhā)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A celestial hall: Viṣṇu enthroned with śaṅkha-cakra-gadā-padma; before him the four Kumāras as youthful sages, listening with folded hands; luminous pillars and garlands.
FAQs
Purāṇic teachings are reinforced by citing divine precedent—Viṣṇu’s earlier instruction to revered sages.
No earthly tīrtha; it references Viṣṇu’s celestial assembly/abode as the setting of a prior teaching.
None in this line; it introduces an authoritative quotation that follows.