Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 21
वेणुरुवाच । यदहं संप्रवक्ष्यामि श्रूयतां द्विजसत्तमाः । पूर्वदेहांतरे वृत्तं सर्वं सत्यं विशेषतः
veṇuruvāca | yadahaṃ saṃpravakṣyāmi śrūyatāṃ dvijasattamāḥ | pūrvadehāṃtare vṛttaṃ sarvaṃ satyaṃ viśeṣataḥ
Veṇu nói: “Điều ta sắp thuật lại—xin hãy lắng nghe, hỡi các bậc nhị sinh tối thượng. Đó là toàn bộ việc đã xảy ra trong một thân trước, và đặc biệt là hoàn toàn chân thật.”
Veṇu (the king)
Tirtha: Arbuda-kṣetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: ṛṣayaḥ (dvija-sattamāḥ)
Scene: Veṇu, composed and earnest, begins a solemn confession-like narrative; sages sit in attentive śravaṇa posture. The shrine remains nearby, but the focus shifts to storytelling—suggesting a transition into a flashback of a former life.
FAQs
Puranic māhātmya often grounds present devotion in past-life merit, showing continuity of karma and grace across births.
The narrative continues within the Arbuda Khaṇḍa sacred setting; the site’s sanctity is implied through its power to shape destiny across lives.
No new ritual is prescribed here; the verse introduces a truthful account explaining the basis of the king’s devotional practice.