Shloka 118
धर्मस्य बहुद्वारत्वम् — Nārada’s Audience with Indra (Śānti-parva 340)
ये त्वन्ये ब्रह्मसदने सिद्धसंघा: समागता: । तेभ्यस्तच्छावयामास पुराणं वेदसम्मितम्,ब्रह्मलोकमें ब्रह्माजीके अलावा जो दूसरे-दूसरे सिद्धसमुदाय निवास करते हैं, उनके लिये नारदजीने यह वेदतुल्य पुरातन पांचरात्र सुनाया था
ye tv anye brahmasadane siddhasaṅghāḥ samāgatāḥ | tebhyaḥ tac chāvayāmāsa purāṇaṁ vedasammitam ||
Bhīṣma said: “And those other assemblies of perfected beings who had gathered in Brahmā’s celestial court—Nārada recited to them that ancient Purāṇa, regarded as equal in authority to the Veda.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the legitimacy of an ancient sacred tradition by describing it as “veda-sammitam”—on par with, and consistent with, Vedic authority—thereby framing its transmission as dharmically authoritative.
Bhīṣma narrates that in Brahmā’s celestial assembly, hosts of Siddhas gathered, and Nārada recited to them an ancient Purāṇa regarded as Veda-equivalent, emphasizing a formal, exalted setting for the teaching’s dissemination.