Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 8
वेदोक्तं सकलं यस्माद्विष्णुरेव हि कथ्यते । पुराणेषु च वेदेषु धर्मशास्त्रेषु भारत
vedoktaṃ sakalaṃ yasmādviṣṇureva hi kathyate | purāṇeṣu ca vedeṣu dharmaśāstreṣu bhārata
हे भारत! वेदांनी जे सर्व सांगितले आहे ते खरे तर विष्णूच असे म्हटले जाते; तसेच पुराणे, वेद आणि धर्मशास्त्रे यांतही हेच निरूपण आहे.
Vyāsa (contextual continuation)
Listener: Bhārata
Scene: A calm teaching scene: a sage instructs ‘Bhārata’ with palm-leaf manuscripts of Veda, Purāṇa, and Dharmaśāstra arranged like a triad, with Viṣṇu’s luminous presence implied as their inner meaning.
FAQs
It teaches scriptural concord: Veda, Purāṇa, and Dharmaśāstra converge upon Viṣṇu as the ultimate meaning.
The verse is doctrinal rather than topographical, occurring within the Dharmāraṇya setting.
None; it asserts a theological principle about the unity of śāstra.