Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 41
परस्परं चिंतयाना वेदा मूर्तिधरा यथा । तत्र मेधाविनः केचिदर्थमन्यैः प्रपूरितम्
parasparaṃ ciṃtayānā vedā mūrtidharā yathā | tatra medhāvinaḥ kecidarthamanyaiḥ prapūritam
Ils méditaient les uns avec les autres, comme si les Vedas eux-mêmes avaient pris corps. Là, quelques intelligences éclatantes complétaient le sens que d’autres avaient laissé inachevé.
Narrator (unnamed first-person context continuing; likely Sūta’s narration)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A circle of sages whose bodies subtly resemble Vedic personifications—fourfold radiance suggesting Ṛg/Yajus/Sāman/Atharvan; speech-lines like golden threads connecting them; one sage completes another’s half-spoken meaning, forming a luminous mandala of understanding.
FAQs
In a dharmic assembly, collective contemplation makes scripture ‘alive,’ and wisdom grows through mutual completion of understanding.
The verse continues the praise of the same āśrama-region; no distinct tīrtha name is specified in this line.
None; it emphasizes study, reflection, and satsanga as a dharmic practice.