Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 84
आलोकितानि शास्त्राणि वेदाः साङ्गाः स्मृतीरपि । पुराणानि च मीमांसा दृष्टमस्माभिरत्र च
ālokitāni śāstrāṇi vedāḥ sāṅgāḥ smṛtīrapi | purāṇāni ca mīmāṃsā dṛṣṭamasmābhiratra ca
“நாம் சாஸ்திரங்களை ஆராய்ந்தோம்—அங்கங்களுடன் கூடிய வேதங்கள், ஸ்மிருதிகள், புராணங்கள், மீமாம்சையும்; இவ்விஷயத்தில் காணவேண்டிய விதியை இங்கே நாங்கள் தீர்மானித்தோம்.”
Munis (implied continuation, addressing Yamadūtas)
Tirtha: Revā-kṣetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Foremost brāhmaṇa-sages declare they have examined Vedas with auxiliaries, Smṛtis, Purāṇas, and Mīmāṃsā; manuscripts and recitation tools surround them as they announce a settled rule.
FAQs
Dharma is to be known through recognized sources—Veda, Smṛti, Purāṇa, and disciplined interpretation.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it establishes scriptural authority within the Revā Khaṇḍa narrative.
No direct ritual; it states that the sages have determined the applicable rule after consulting texts.