Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 106
तस्मात्सीतेति विख्याता विद्या सान्वीक्षिकी तदा । मिथिलायां समुत्पन्ना मैथितीत्यभिधीयते
tasmātsīteti vikhyātā vidyā sānvīkṣikī tadā | mithilāyāṃ samutpannā maithitītyabhidhīyate
Ainsi, cette sagesse fondée sur l’investigation (ānvīkṣikī) devint célèbre sous le nom de « Sītā » ; et puisqu’elle naquit à Mithilā, on l’appelle aussi « Maithitī ».
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Mithilā (as vidyā-kṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A contemplative tableau: sages in Mithilā teaching inquiry; behind them, a subtle iconographic overlay of Sītā as a luminous feminine form holding a palm-leaf manuscript, symbolizing ānvīkṣikī becoming ‘Sītā’ and ‘Maithitī’.
FAQs
True wisdom is investigative and clarifying; it becomes revered and personified as a sacred principle.
Mithilā is highlighted as the place of origin for the named wisdom (Maithitī).
None; the verse provides philosophical naming and origin (śabda-artha sambandha).