Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 3
ब्रह्मोवाच । विष्णुभक्तिर्दृढा कार्या वेदशास्त्रविधानतः । वेदमूलमिदं सर्वं वेदो विष्णुः सनातनः
brahmovāca | viṣṇubhaktirdṛḍhā kāryā vedaśāstravidhānataḥ | vedamūlamidaṃ sarvaṃ vedo viṣṇuḥ sanātanaḥ
Brahmā bersabda: “Hendaklah dipupuk bhakti yang teguh kepada Viṣṇu menurut ketetapan Veda dan śāstra. Segala yang ada berakar pada Veda; dan Veda itu sendiri ialah Viṣṇu yang kekal.”
Brahmā
Listener: Nārada
Scene: Brahmā teaches that steadfast Viṣṇu-bhakti must follow Veda and śāstra; the Veda is shown as radiant, merging symbolically with Viṣṇu’s form.
FAQs
Devotion is not arbitrary; it is strengthened when aligned with Vedic-scriptural discipline and reverence for the Veda as divine.
No single tīrtha is named in this verse; it provides doctrinal grounding within the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra māhātmya context.
To practice firm Viṣṇu-bhakti in accordance with Veda and śāstra—i.e., regulated worship and conduct.