Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 3
मत्तोऽप्यनंतात्परतः परस्मात्समस्तभूताधिपतेर्न किंचित् । तेषां किमुस्यादितरेण येषां द्विजेश्वराणां मम मार्गवादिनाम्
matto'pyanaṃtātparataḥ parasmātsamastabhūtādhipaterna kiṃcit | teṣāṃ kimusyāditareṇa yeṣāṃ dvijeśvarāṇāṃ mama mārgavādinām
என்னைத் தாண்டியும்—அனந்தனைத் தாண்டியும்—அனைத்து உயிர்களின் அதிபதியான பரமேஸ்வரனைத் தாண்டியும்—எதுவும் இல்லை. என் மார்க்கத்தைப் போதிக்கும் த்விஜேஸ்வரர்களுக்கு வேறு எதன் தேவை?
Nārada
Listener: dvijendra/brāhmaṇa-lords
Scene: A teacher-like figure speaks with calm certainty to brāhmaṇa-lords; the background suggests cosmic vastness—layers of infinity and the Supreme—yet the speaker’s path is presented as complete; brāhmaṇas hold manuscripts and rosaries.
FAQs
Ultimate refuge is the Supreme Lord; those devoted to and teaching that path lack nothing essential.
No tīrtha is named; the verse is theological, praising adherence to the Lord’s path.
None; it emphasizes devotion to and proclamation of the proper mārga (path).