Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 28
व्यासरूपं विभुः कृत्वा संहरेत्स युगे युगे । अष्टलक्षप्रमाणे तु द्वापरे द्वापरे सदा
vyāsarūpaṃ vibhuḥ kṛtvā saṃharetsa yuge yuge | aṣṭalakṣapramāṇe tu dvāpare dvāpare sadā
پروردگار ہر یُگ میں ویاس کا روپ دھار کر اسے مرتب اور منظم کرتا ہے۔ ہر دْواپر یُگ میں اس کی مقدار ہمیشہ آٹھ لاکھ کے پیمانے پر مقرر کی جاتی ہے۔
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating; “Vibhu” indicates the divine arranger acting as Vyāsa
Listener: mune/munayaḥ
Scene: The Lord transforming into Vyāsa: a radiant figure becomes a sage with matted hair, holding a stylus and palm leaves; behind him, a yuga-wheel with repeating Dvāpara segments; stacks labeled '8 lakhs' symbolically arranged.
FAQs
Divine compassion sustains dharma by reorganizing sacred knowledge for each era’s capacity and needs.
None; the focus is yuga-based transmission rather than a particular sacred place.
No ritual is prescribed; it describes scriptural compilation under the Vyāsa principle.