Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 4
श्रुतिस्मृतिपुराणानां रहस्यं यस्त्वचीकरत् । महाभारतसंज्ञं च सर्वलोकमनोहरम्
śrutismṛtipurāṇānāṃ rahasyaṃ yastvacīkarat | mahābhāratasaṃjñaṃ ca sarvalokamanoharam
जिसने श्रुति, स्मृति और पुराणों का गूढ़ रहस्य प्रकट किया—उसी ने ‘महाभारत’ नामक, समस्त लोकों के मन को मोहित करने वाला ग्रंथ रचा।
Narrator (contextual; likely Skanda speaking within Kāśīkhaṇḍa)
Scene: Vyāsa unveiling the ‘secret’ essence: a luminous manuscript of Mahābhārata radiates, while personified Śruti and Smṛti stand as divine figures; beings of different realms listen, enchanted.
FAQs
The Mahābhārata is presented as a concentrated revelation of Dharma, distilling the essence of Veda, tradition, and Purāṇic wisdom.
No tīrtha is specified in this verse; it highlights scriptural authority within the Kāśī-centered Purāṇic frame.
None explicitly; the verse elevates study and reception of Itihāsa–Purāṇa as a dharmic act.