Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 22
श्रुतय ऊचुः । यदि मान्या वयं देवौ सृष्टिस्थितिकरौ विभू । तदा प्रमाणं वक्ष्यामो भवत्संदेहभेदकम्
śrutaya ūcuḥ | yadi mānyā vayaṃ devau sṛṣṭisthitikarau vibhū | tadā pramāṇaṃ vakṣyāmo bhavatsaṃdehabhedakam
The Śrutis said: “If we are honored by you two—O mighty ones, agents of creation and preservation—then we shall declare the true authority that will cut through your doubt.”
Śrutis (the Vedic revelations personified)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka and sages
Scene: The Śrutis speak with compassionate authority, promising a decisive teaching; Vidhi and Kratu are addressed as powerful cosmic functionaries yet positioned as seekers before revelation.
FAQs
When scripture is approached with reverence, it functions as pramāṇa that dissolves confusion and resolves doctrinal conflict.
No; the verse emphasizes Śruti as authority, within the broader Kāśī setting.
None; it speaks of honoring Śruti and receiving clarification.
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