Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 21
अन्यद्वा तत्किमत्राह पुराणे यन्न दृश्यते । वेदाः प्रतिष्ठिताः पूर्वं पुराणे नात्र संशयः
anyadvā tatkimatrāha purāṇe yanna dṛśyate | vedāḥ pratiṣṭhitāḥ pūrvaṃ purāṇe nātra saṃśayaḥ
Que dire de plus ici ? Ce qui ne se voit pas dans le Purāṇa ne s’y trouve pas en vérité. Les Veda eux-mêmes furent d’abord établis dans le Purāṇa : là-dessus, nul doute.
Sūta
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) tīrtha tradition (contextual)
Type: river
Scene: A symbolic tableau: the Vedas personified as venerable figures placing their ‘seat’ upon a great Purāṇa manuscript, while sages witness—signifying ‘Vedas established in Purāṇa’.
FAQs
Purāṇas function as an all-encompassing dharma-map—especially for pilgrimage and sacred places—presenting Vedic truth in accessible, place-rooted form.
No single tīrtha is named; the verse authorizes the Revā Khaṇḍa’s forthcoming sacred-geography as fully legitimate.
None; it is a sweeping statement of Purāṇic comprehensiveness and authority.