Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 13
लोमश उवाच । कूर्म युक्तमिदं सर्वं त्वयाभिहितमद्य नः । धर्मशास्त्रोपनतं तत्स्मारिताः स्म पुरातनम्
lomaśa uvāca | kūrma yuktamidaṃ sarvaṃ tvayābhihitamadya naḥ | dharmaśāstropanataṃ tatsmāritāḥ sma purātanam
லோமசர் கூறினார்—ஓ கூர்மா! இன்று நீர் எங்களிடம் சொன்ன அனைத்தும் பொருத்தமானதே. அது தர்மசாஸ்திரங்களுக்கு ஒத்ததாகவும், பழமையான போதனையை எங்களுக்கு நினைவூட்டுவதாகவும் உள்ளது।
Lomaśa
Listener: Kūrma (addressed) and the gathered interlocutors
Scene: Lomaśa, the venerable sage, speaks approvingly to Kūrma; listeners appear relieved as ancient dharma is ‘remembered’ like a lamp being rekindled.
FAQs
Puranic instruction is strengthened when it aligns with Dharmaśāstra and revives the memory of timeless dharma.
No tīrtha is directly mentioned; the verse functions as a doctrinal affirmation within the dialogue.
No ritual prescription appears; the focus is on confirming right teaching and its scriptural grounding.