Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 49
वसिष्ठ उवाच । न जानामि महाराज कियत्कालादभूदिदम् । लोमशो जांबवांश्चैव जानातीति च कारणम्
vasiṣṭha uvāca | na jānāmi mahārāja kiyatkālādabhūdidam | lomaśo jāṃbavāṃścaiva jānātīti ca kāraṇam
Vasiṣṭha dit : Ô grand roi, je ne sais après combien de temps cela advint. Mais Lomāśa et Jāmbavān le savent assurément, ainsi que la cause.
Vasiṣṭha
Tirtha: Dvārakā (topic)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śrī Rāma
Scene: Vasiṣṭha, composed and truthful, admits he does not know the chronology; he gestures toward the idea of other sages/ancient beings—Lomāśa and Jāmbavān—as custodians of the account.
FAQs
Humility in knowledge is dharma; even revered teachers defer to those with direct insight into sacred history and its causes.
Dvārakā remains the implied subject of inquiry, though the verse emphasizes sources of knowledge rather than praise.
None; it identifies authoritative knowers (Lomāśa, Jāmbavān) for the forthcoming account.