Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 65
भार्गवच्यावनाप्नुवानौर्वश्च जमदग्निकः । पूर्वोक्ताः प्रवराश्चास्य कथितास्तव भारत
bhārgavacyāvanāpnuvānaurvaśca jamadagnikaḥ | pūrvoktāḥ pravarāścāsya kathitāstava bhārata
بھارگو، چیاون، آپنووان، اوروَ اور جمَدگنی—یہی اس نسب کے وہ پرَوَر ہیں جو پہلے بیان کیے گئے تھے، اے بھارت؛ اور یہ تمہیں سنا دیے گئے ہیں۔
Unspecified (addressing “Bhārata”; narrator/teacher voice within Dharmāraṇya)
Listener: Bhārata
Scene: A teacher addressing a disciple ‘Bhārata’, pointing to a manuscript where the five pravaras are written; the five sages appear as subtle visionary figures behind the text.
FAQs
Remembering pravaras preserves continuity of dharma and ritual correctness through honoring the ṛṣi-ancestors.
No tīrtha is directly glorified in this verse; it is a lineage clarification within Dharmāraṇya.
It reiterates the pravara set used for ritual invocation and identification.