Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 21
अन्यद्वा तत्किमत्राह पुराणे यन्न दृश्यते । वेदाः प्रतिष्ठिताः पूर्वं पुराणे नात्र संशयः
anyadvā tatkimatrāha purāṇe yanna dṛśyate | vedāḥ pratiṣṭhitāḥ pūrvaṃ purāṇe nātra saṃśayaḥ
Was ist hier noch zu sagen? Was im Purāṇa nicht zu finden ist, ist wahrlich nicht zu finden. Die Veden selbst wurden zuerst im Purāṇa begründet – daran besteht kein Zweifel.
Sūta
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) tīrtha tradition (contextual)
Type: river
Scene: A symbolic tableau: the Vedas personified as venerable figures placing their ‘seat’ upon a great Purāṇa manuscript, while sages witness—signifying ‘Vedas established in Purāṇa’.
FAQs
Purāṇas function as an all-encompassing dharma-map—especially for pilgrimage and sacred places—presenting Vedic truth in accessible, place-rooted form.
No single tīrtha is named; the verse authorizes the Revā Khaṇḍa’s forthcoming sacred-geography as fully legitimate.
None; it is a sweeping statement of Purāṇic comprehensiveness and authority.