पुराणं सर्वशास्त्राणां ब्रह्माण्डं प्रथमं स्मृतम् । अनन्तरं च वक्त्रेभ्यो वेदास्तस्य विनिर्गताः
purāṇaṃ sarvaśāstrāṇāṃ brahmāṇḍaṃ prathamaṃ smṛtam | anantaraṃ ca vaktrebhyo vedāstasya vinirgatāḥ
Trong mọi śāstra, Brahmāṇḍa Purāṇa được ghi nhớ là bộ đầu tiên. Rồi tiếp đó, từ các miệng của Ngài, các Veda tuôn xuất ra.
Sūta
Listener: Ṛṣis
Scene: Cosmic figure with multiple mouths (symbolic) from which Vedic sound-streams emerge as luminous syllables; beside it, a manuscript labeled ‘Brahmāṇḍa’ as the first śāstra.
Purāṇas and Vedas are portrayed as divinely rooted revelations, reinforcing reverence for sacred learning as a path of dharma.
No specific tīrtha is named; the verse is doctrinal within the Prabhāsa māhātmya’s narrative frame.
None; it is a statement about scriptural origin and precedence.