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
Yang telah berlalu, yang sedang berlaku, dan apa pun yang akan muncul pada masa hadapan—tiada sesuatu pun yang tidak diketahui olehmu. Sesungguhnya kami mengenalmu sebagai yang memahami segala-galanya.
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.