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
व्यासप्रसादात् त्वं सकलं वेत्थ; तद्विदोऽन्यो न विद्यते। तस्मात् ज्ञानमयं शास्त्रं त्वयैव ज्ञायते, न चापरेण।
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.
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