Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 3
व्यस्य वेदान्महाबुद्धिर्नाना शाखा प्रभेदतः । अष्टादशपुराणानि सूतादीन्परिपाठ्य च
vyasya vedānmahābuddhirnānā śākhā prabhedataḥ | aṣṭādaśapurāṇāni sūtādīnparipāṭhya ca
That great-minded Vyāsa arranged the Vedas into many śākhās, branches and divisions; and he also had the eighteen Purāṇas properly taught and recited by Sūta and others.
Narrator (contextual; likely Skanda speaking within Kāśīkhaṇḍa)
Scene: Vyāsa, serene and radiant, seated with palm-leaf manuscripts, arranging Vedic śākhās; nearby Sūta and other reciters receive instruction, with sages listening in a forest hermitage setting.
FAQs
Sacred knowledge is preserved through disciplined compilation and authorized transmission, ensuring Dharma remains accessible in later ages.
No single tīrtha is named in this verse; it functions as narrative setup within the Kāśīkhaṇḍa’s sacred-geography discourse.
No specific rite is prescribed; it emphasizes formal recitation/teaching (pāṭha) of Purāṇic literature.