Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 18
स एष मुनिभिः सर्वैर्मरीच्यत्रिपुरोगमैः । सह देवैर्धृतस्तेभ्यस्तच्छिष्या जगृहुश्च तम्
sa eṣa munibhiḥ sarvairmarīcyatripurogamaiḥ | saha devairdhṛtastebhyastacchiṣyā jagṛhuśca tam
यह (रुद्राध्याय) मरीचि और अत्रि आदि अग्रणी समस्त मुनियों ने, देवताओं सहित, धारण किया; और उनसे उनके शिष्यों ने इसे पवित्र परंपरा रूप में ग्रहण किया।
Muni (continuing instruction to the king)
Scene: Assembly of great ṛṣis (Marīci, Atri foremost) with devas in attendance, collectively ‘holding’ the Rudrādhyāya as a radiant text; disciples kneel to receive it, indicating inheritance (āgama) and protection.
FAQs
Sacred knowledge is preserved through ṛṣis, devas, and disciplined lineages of teachers and students.
No tīrtha is mentioned; the emphasis is on paramparā (lineage).
None; it describes the safeguarding and handing down of the text.