Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 67
तच्चापि वाक्यं त्रिविधं भवेदिति श्रुतेर्मतम् । प्रभुसम्मतमेकं च सुहृत्संमतमेव च
taccāpi vākyaṃ trividhaṃ bhavediti śrutermatam | prabhusammatamekaṃ ca suhṛtsaṃmatameva ca
Und auch dieser Satz (vākya) gilt nach der Lehre der Śruti als dreifach: einer, der vom Herrn/Meister (prabhu) gebilligt ist, und einer, der vom wohlwollenden Freund (su-hṛt) gebilligt ist.
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Scene: A didactic scene: a guru-like figure enumerates three kinds of authoritative speech, with palm-leaf manuscripts of Śruti/Smṛti and Purāṇa visible, indicating graded authority.
FAQs
Speech has dharmic categories; the authority and intention behind words shape their moral and spiritual weight.
None; it is a teaching on the nature of vākya (utterance).
None; the verse classifies speech rather than prescribing a rite.