Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 21
रैभ्योऽथ जैमिनिः क्रौंचो नारदः पर्वतः शिलः । मार्कंडं पुरतः कृत्वा जग्मुस्तस्य समीपतः
raibhyo'tha jaiminiḥ krauṃco nāradaḥ parvataḥ śilaḥ | mārkaṃḍaṃ purataḥ kṛtvā jagmustasya samīpataḥ
پھر رَیبھْیَ، جَیمِنی، کرَونچ، نارَد، پَروَت اور شِل—مارکنڈے کو آگے رکھ کر—اس کے قریب جا پہنچے۔
Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa (narrator, contextually in Māhātmya narration)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A dignified procession of sages—Nārada with vīṇā, Parvata beside him—placing Mārkaṇḍeya at the front as they approach the royal figure near the sacred precinct.
FAQs
Holy narratives are transmitted through reverent approach to realized sages, placing dharma and spiritual authority at the forefront.
Prabhāsakṣetra (Prabhāsa region), introduced through a sage-led narrative sequence.
No direct ritual is prescribed here; it sets the scene for a dharmic inquiry.