Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 16
अतीतं वर्तमानं च स्मरामि च सृजाम्यहम् । तैर्विना चाहमेकस्तु मूकोऽधो जडवत्सदा
atītaṃ vartamānaṃ ca smarāmi ca sṛjāmyaham | tairvinā cāhamekastu mūko'dho jaḍavatsadā
Je me souviens du passé et du présent, et je fais naître la création. Mais sans eux (les Veda), moi seul je deviens toujours muet, rabaissé et inerte, tel un être sans conscience.
Brahmā (deduced)
Tirtha: Revā-kṣetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A creator-figure gestures to the wheel of time (past and present) and a sprouting cosmos, then slumps as if speechless, showing the contrast between empowered creation and Veda-less inertia.
FAQs
Vedic knowledge is depicted as the enabling power for memory, discernment, and righteous creation; without it, consciousness becomes ineffective.
The broader Revā (Narmadā) sacred setting frames the discourse, but the verse itself focuses on the indispensability of the Vedas.
None directly; the verse is doctrinal, describing dependence on Vedic revelation.