Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 53
श्रुत्वा सुराश्च ऋषयस्तस्य वाक्यमपूजयन् । तदा विष्णुरुवाचेदं ब्रह्माणं प्रहसन्निव
śrutvā surāśca ṛṣayastasya vākyamapūjayan | tadā viṣṇuruvācedaṃ brahmāṇaṃ prahasanniva
ते वचन ऐकून देव आणि ऋषींनी त्याचा पूजन-सन्मान केला। तेव्हा विष्णूंनी ब्रह्माला जणू मंद, अर्थपूर्ण हास्याने हे सांगितले।
Sūta (narration), with Viṣṇu about to address Brahmā
Tirtha: Kedāra (context)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A celestial council: sages with matted locks and deer-skins, devas in jeweled crowns; all offer reverence. Viṣṇu turns to Brahmā with a gentle smile, about to speak—poised, knowing, calm.
FAQs
True words deserve honor, and spiritual narratives often test integrity—truth must stand up to inquiry.
The Kedāra context remains in the background; this verse advances the central liṅga-mahātmya episode.
None; the verse sets up a moral-theological dialogue about proof and truth.