Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 3
व्यास उवाच । हिमवद्वासिनः सर्वे मुनयो वेदपारगाः । त्रिकालज्ञा महात्मानो नैमिषारण्यवासिनः
vyāsa uvāca | himavadvāsinaḥ sarve munayo vedapāragāḥ | trikālajñā mahātmāno naimiṣāraṇyavāsinaḥ
வியாசர் கூறினார்—இமயத்தில் வாழ்ந்த அந்த எல்லா முனிவர்களும் வேதப் பாரங்கதர்கள், முக்காலமும் அறிந்த மகாத்மாக்கள்; அவர்கள் நைமிஷாரண்யத்தில் வாசம் செய்தவர்கள்.
Vyāsa
Tirtha: Naimiṣāraṇya
Type: kshetra
Listener: Ṛṣi assembly at Naimiṣāraṇya
Scene: A vast forest hermitage at Naimiṣāraṇya: fire-altars, kusa seats, and a circle of sages—some with Himalayan attire—holding Vedic staffs and manuscripts; Vyāsa as speaker, the atmosphere calm and timeless.
FAQs
Purāṇic teaching is anchored in holy assemblies of realized sages; true authority rests on Vedic mastery and spiritual insight.
Naimiṣāraṇya is named as the gathering-place; Ayodhyā remains the upcoming focus of the māhātmya.
None explicitly; it establishes the narrative setting for the discourse.