Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 8
पुनरेतत्समुचितं यद्विप्रैः शिक्षणं नृणाम् । वयं हि धर्मगुरवः स्थापितास्तेन विष्णुना
punaretatsamucitaṃ yadvipraiḥ śikṣaṇaṃ nṛṇām | vayaṃ hi dharmaguravaḥ sthāpitāstena viṣṇunā
ಮತ್ತೂ, ವಿಪ್ರರು ಜನರಿಗೆ ಉಪದೇಶಿಸುವುದು ಸಮುಚಿತ; ಏಕೆಂದರೆ ನಾವು ಧರ್ಮಗುರುಗಳು, ಮತ್ತು ಸ್ವಯಂ ವಿಷ್ಣುವೇ ನಮ್ಮನ್ನು ಆ ಸ್ಥಾನದಲ್ಲಿ ಸ್ಥಾಪಿಸಿದ್ದಾನೆ।
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced)
Scene: A circle of brāhmaṇa teachers instructs householders and pilgrims; Viṣṇu appears above as a subtle sanctioning presence (śaṅkha-cakra), indicating divine establishment of dharma-gurutva.
FAQs
Dharma is preserved through proper teaching; spiritual authority is framed as divinely sanctioned service.
None; the verse addresses dharma-instruction rather than a named sacred geography.
No specific rite; it prescribes śikṣaṇa—ethical and scriptural instruction—as a dharmic duty.