Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 172
इति ते वै समुद्देशः कीर्तितः किंचिदेव च । शेषः स्मृतिपुराणेभ्यस्त्वया श्रोतव्य एव च
iti te vai samuddeśaḥ kīrtitaḥ kiṃcideva ca | śeṣaḥ smṛtipurāṇebhyastvayā śrotavya eva ca
இவ்வாறு உனக்கு சுருக்கமாகக் கூறப்பட்டது. மீதியதை நீ ஸ்மிருதிகளிலும் புராணங்களிலும் இருந்து நிச்சயமாகக் கேட்டு அறிய வேண்டும்।
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages
Listener: Pārthiva (king)
Scene: A formal closing of a teaching segment: the speaker gestures toward manuscripts, indicating that the rest is to be learned from Smṛti and Purāṇa recitation.
FAQs
Dharma is vast; one should learn it through recognized scriptural traditions, not from fragments alone.
None; it is a colophon-like instructional transition.
No ritual; it prescribes further study/listening to Smṛti and Purāṇa literature.