Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 41
परस्परं चिंतयाना वेदा मूर्तिधरा यथा । तत्र मेधाविनः केचिदर्थमन्यैः प्रपूरितम्
parasparaṃ ciṃtayānā vedā mūrtidharā yathā | tatra medhāvinaḥ kecidarthamanyaiḥ prapūritam
वे परस्पर विचार करते हुए ऐसे प्रतीत होते थे मानो वेद ही मूर्तिमान हो गए हों। वहाँ कुछ मेधावी जन दूसरों द्वारा अधूरा छोड़ा गया अर्थ पूर्ण कर देते थे।
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.