Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 57
अतीतं वर्तमानं च भविष्यद्वापि यद्भवेत् । न तेऽस्त्यविदितं किंचित्सर्वं जानीमहे वयम्
atītaṃ vartamānaṃ ca bhaviṣyadvāpi yadbhavet | na te'styaviditaṃ kiṃcitsarvaṃ jānīmahe vayam
ഭൂതം, വർത്തമാനം, ഭാവിയിൽ എന്തു സംഭവിച്ചാലും—നിനക്കൊന്നും അജ്ഞാതമല്ല; ഞങ്ങൾ നിന്നെ സർവ്വജ്ഞനായി അറിയുന്നു।
Brāhmaṇas (addressing a revered authority)
Scene: Devotees address the authority with reverent praise, gesturing toward him as a seer who knows time’s three divisions; the authority remains composed.
FAQs
Dharma is clarified by approaching a competent authority; humility and reliance on true knowledge are praised.
The verse sits within the Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya setting; this line itself introduces the dialogue rather than naming a specific tīrtha.
None in this verse; it prepares the request for guidance that follows.