Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 18
स एष मुनिभिः सर्वैर्मरीच्यत्रिपुरोगमैः । सह देवैर्धृतस्तेभ्यस्तच्छिष्या जगृहुश्च तम्
sa eṣa munibhiḥ sarvairmarīcyatripurogamaiḥ | saha devairdhṛtastebhyastacchiṣyā jagṛhuśca tam
Este (Rudrādhyāya) fue sostenido por todos los sabios—encabezados por Marīci y Atri—junto con los devas; y de ellos sus discípulos lo recibieron como herencia sagrada.
Muni (continuing instruction to the king)
Scene: Assembly of great ṛṣis (Marīci, Atri foremost) with devas in attendance, collectively ‘holding’ the Rudrādhyāya as a radiant text; disciples kneel to receive it, indicating inheritance (āgama) and protection.
FAQs
Sacred knowledge is preserved through ṛṣis, devas, and disciplined lineages of teachers and students.
No tīrtha is mentioned; the emphasis is on paramparā (lineage).
None; it describes the safeguarding and handing down of the text.