Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 56
ते देवा मम साक्षित्वे जानीहि परमार्थतः । ब्रह्मणो हि वचः श्रुत्वा सर्वे देवास्त्वरान्विताः
te devā mama sākṣitve jānīhi paramārthataḥ | brahmaṇo hi vacaḥ śrutvā sarve devāstvarānvitāḥ
“പരമാർത്ഥതഃ അറിഞ്ഞുകൊൾക—ആ ദേവന്മാർ എന്റെ പക്ഷത്ത് സാക്ഷികളാണ്.” ബ്രഹ്മാവിന്റെ വാക്ക് കേട്ട് എല്ലാ ദേവന്മാരും അതിവേഗം ഉത്സുകരായി.
Brahmā (first sentence as direct speech), then Sūta narrating the reaction (composite verse)
Tirtha: Śrīkedāra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Brahmā declares the gods as witnesses for him; the devas, stirred, move urgently to summon the named witnesses, creating a sense of rapid divine procedure.
FAQs
Claims about the divine must be grounded in truth; collective authority cannot replace genuine realization and honesty.
Still within Kedārakhaṇḍa’s Śiva-centered sacred narrative; this verse focuses on the divine assembly and testimony.
None; it concerns testimony and the response of the gods within the narrative.
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