Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 14
ऋषय ऊचुः । साधु भागवतश्रेष्ठ साधु मार्गप्रदर्शक । यत्त्वया हि परिज्ञातं तन्न जानाति कश्चन
ṛṣaya ūcuḥ | sādhu bhāgavataśreṣṭha sādhu mārgapradarśaka | yattvayā hi parijñātaṃ tanna jānāti kaścana
ঋষিসকলে ক’লে: “সাধু, হে ভাগৱতশ্ৰেষ্ঠ; সাধু, হে মাৰ্গপ্ৰদৰ্শক। তুমি যি সত্যকৈ বুজিছা, সেয়া আন কোনেও নাজানে।”
Ṛṣis (Sages)
Listener: bhāgavata-śreṣṭha / mārga-pradarśaka (the speaker being praised)
Scene: A circle of sages with matted hair and white garments offer respectful praise to a devoted expounder seated slightly elevated; hands folded, faces serene, indicating transmission of rare knowledge.
FAQs
Sacred geography is transmitted through realized devotees; humility and inquiry before a knower of dharma is upheld.
Not named in this verse; it functions as the dialogue bridge leading into Dvārakā’s tīrtha-glories.
None; it establishes the authority of the speaker and prompts further inquiry.