Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 53
एवं मे गुरुतां प्राप्तो मधुपो द्विजसत्तमाः । इषुकारो यथा जातस्तथा चैव ब्रवीमि वः
evaṃ me gurutāṃ prāpto madhupo dvijasattamāḥ | iṣukāro yathā jātastathā caiva bravīmi vaḥ
Ainsi parvins-je au poids de l’autorité, tel l’abeille qui recueille le miel, ô meilleurs des deux-fois-nés. Et de même que le faiseur de flèches devint habile, ainsi vous proclame-je ce principe.
Unspecified first-person narrator addressing dvijas
Type: kshetra
Listener: dvija-sattamāḥ (addressed brāhmaṇas)
Scene: A wandering seeker addresses assembled brāhmaṇas; beside him symbolic vignettes: a honey-bee sipping from many flowers and a fletcher shaping arrows with unwavering focus.
FAQs
Spiritual mastery is gained through focused practice and discerning essence—like a bee gathering nectar and a fletcher perfecting skill through concentration.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it continues the didactic portion of the Māhātmya.
None explicitly; the stress is on disciplined attention, discernment, and the cultivation of competence in dharma/knowledge.