Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 25
भूतं भव्यं भविष्यच्च सर्वं तव हृदि स्थितम् । तस्मात्त्वं वेत्सि सर्वं च कथयस्व महाव्रत
bhūtaṃ bhavyaṃ bhaviṣyacca sarvaṃ tava hṛdi sthitam | tasmāttvaṃ vetsi sarvaṃ ca kathayasva mahāvrata
“ماضی، حال اور مستقبل—سب کچھ آپ کے دل میں قائم ہے۔ اس لیے آپ سب جانتے ہیں؛ اے مہاوَرت والے، ہمیں بیان فرمائیے۔”
The gathered sages (ṛṣis)
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Devotees proclaim that past, present, and future dwell in the sage’s heart; the sage is shown with a calm chest-centered glow, suggesting inner repository of time.
FAQs
True leadership in dharma is grounded in inner realization; the wise are approached not for power, but for guidance that protects life and virtue.
No site is named here; the verse magnifies the authority of the guide whose counsel will point to Revā/Narmadā.
None; it is a request for upadeśa (instruction).