Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 5
सूत उवाच । आसीद्ब्राह्मणशार्दूलः शाकल्य इति विश्रुतः । भार्गवान्वयसंभूतो वेद वेदांगपारगः
sūta uvāca | āsīdbrāhmaṇaśārdūlaḥ śākalya iti viśrutaḥ | bhārgavānvayasaṃbhūto veda vedāṃgapāragaḥ
सूत म्हणाले—पूर्वी ‘शाकल्य’ नावाने प्रसिद्ध असा ब्राह्मणशार्दूल होता. तो भार्गव वंशात जन्मलेला, वेद व वेदांगांत पारंगत होता.
Sūta
Listener: Ṛṣis
Scene: Sūta describes Śākalya: a dignified brāhmaṇa with sharp gaze, holding a manuscript or staff, surrounded by students; subtle aura of scholastic intensity.
FAQs
Spiritual authority in Purāṇic narratives is grounded in lineage, discipline, and mastery of śāstra.
This verse introduces a key figure whose story will support the tīrtha’s glory; the place-name is not stated in this line.
None; it establishes the credentials of Śākalya as a Vedic authority within the māhātmya.