Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 12
वेदे रामायणे चैव पुराणेषु च भारते । आदिमध्यावसानेषु हरिरेकोऽत्र नापरः
vede rāmāyaṇe caiva purāṇeṣu ca bhārate | ādimadhyāvasāneṣu harireko'tra nāparaḥ
বেদত, ৰামায়ণত, পুৰাণসমূহত আৰু ভাৰতত—আদি, মধ্য আৰু অন্তত—ইয়াত হৰিয়েই একমাত্ৰ; আন কোনো নহয়।
Vyāsa
Tirtha: Kāśī (as śāstra-upadeśa-bhūmi)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pilgrimage audience
Scene: A symbolic tableau: Veda, Rāmāyaṇa, Purāṇa, and Bhārata as sacred manuscripts arranged around a central radiant form of Hari, indicating the single purport shining through all texts; Vyāsa gestures toward the center.
FAQs
It asserts a unifying theological thread across major Hindu scriptures: the supreme Lord (Hari) is the consistent center of teaching.
No specific tīrtha is mentioned; the verse is a broad scriptural claim within the Kāśīkhaṇḍa’s narrative.
No explicit ritual; it implicitly encourages scriptural listening, study, and devotion focused on Hari.