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
Demikianlah, wahai yang terbaik di antara para dwija, aku memperoleh kewibawaan guru—laksana lebah madu yang menghimpun sari. Dan sebagaimana sang pembuat anak panah (iṣukāra) menjadi terampil, demikian pula aku menyatakan ajaran ini kepadamu.
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.