Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 5
व्यासप्रसादात्सकलं वेत्थ त्वं नापरो हि तत् । तस्माज्ज्ञानमयं शास्त्रं तज्जानासि न चापरः
vyāsaprasādātsakalaṃ vettha tvaṃ nāparo hi tat | tasmājjñānamayaṃ śāstraṃ tajjānāsi na cāparaḥ
व्यासांच्या प्रसादाने तू सर्व काही जाणतोस; तसे जाणणारा दुसरा कोणी नाही. म्हणून ज्ञानमय शास्त्र तूच जाणतोस, अन्य कोणी नाही.
Sages (Munis) addressing Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa)
Listener: Sūta (as addressed)
Scene: The sages acclaim the narrator’s authority: ‘By Vyāsa’s grace you know all.’ Visual shows Vyāsa as a radiant rishi in the background or in a vision, while the narrator sits respectfully, hands folded, receiving the mantle of śāstra.
FAQs
Sacred knowledge is preserved through lineage and grace; humility and faithful listening uphold dharma.
No tīrtha is named; the verse emphasizes the authority of the narrator within the Kedāra Khaṇḍa discourse.
None; it is an affirmation of scriptural transmission.