Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 7
चतुर्णामपि भूतानां प्राणिनोतीव चोत्तमाः । प्राणिकेभ्योपि मुनिश्रेष्ठाः सर्वे बुद्ध्युपजीविनः
caturṇāmapi bhūtānāṃ prāṇinotīva cottamāḥ | prāṇikebhyopi muniśreṣṭhāḥ sarve buddhyupajīvinaḥ
ومن بين الأنواع الأربعة من الكائنات، فإن ذوي الحياة هم حقًّا الأسمى؛ وحتى بين الأحياء، فإن خيرهم هم المونِيّون العظام، لأنهم جميعًا يحيون بالذكاء المستنير ومن خلاله.
Vyāsa (contextual continuation)
Listener: Bhārata (Janamejaya)
Scene: A line of sages with matted hair and staffs, luminous foreheads, seated in meditation; below them ordinary beings; above them a subtle radiance signifying buddhi/awakening.
FAQs
Discernment (buddhi) elevates life; sages exemplify the highest use of intelligence in service of dharma and liberation.
Not a specific tirtha; the verse praises the sage-ideal that typically flourishes in sacred forests like Dharmāraṇya.
None; it is a value-teaching exalting the muni life grounded in buddhi and dharma.