Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 50
दक्षिणापथमध्ये वै ग्रामो बाष्कलसंज्ञितः । तत्र संति जनाः सर्वे मूढाः कर्मविवर्जिताः
dakṣiṇāpathamadhye vai grāmo bāṣkalasaṃjñitaḥ | tatra saṃti janāḥ sarve mūḍhāḥ karmavivarjitāḥ
Giữa miền Nam (Dakṣiṇāpatha) có một làng tên Bāṣkala. Nơi ấy mọi người đều mê muội, lìa bỏ các bổn phận hành trì theo dharma.
Narrator of the Brahmottarakhaṇḍa (contextual Purāṇic narrator)
Tirtha: Bāṣkala-grāma
Type: kshetra
Scene: A dusty southern village: farmers and armed men in the streets, neglected shrines, a sense of moral confusion; the narrator’s voice overlays the scene as a moral map of decline.
FAQs
A narrative setting is established to contrast adharma with the transforming power of sacred teaching.
No tīrtha is praised here; a geographic locale (Dakṣiṇāpatha, village Bāṣkala) is introduced for the story.
None; it is descriptive groundwork for the ensuing itihāsa.