Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 172
इति ते वै समुद्देशः कीर्तितः किंचिदेव च । शेषः स्मृतिपुराणेभ्यस्त्वया श्रोतव्य एव च
iti te vai samuddeśaḥ kīrtitaḥ kiṃcideva ca | śeṣaḥ smṛtipurāṇebhyastvayā śrotavya eva ca
Thus, this brief outline has been declared to you. The remainder, indeed, should be heard by you from the Smṛtis and the Purāṇas.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages
Listener: Pārthiva (king)
Scene: A formal closing of a teaching segment: the speaker gestures toward manuscripts, indicating that the rest is to be learned from Smṛti and Purāṇa recitation.
FAQs
Dharma is vast; one should learn it through recognized scriptural traditions, not from fragments alone.
None; it is a colophon-like instructional transition.
No ritual; it prescribes further study/listening to Smṛti and Purāṇa literature.