Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 84
आलोकितानि शास्त्राणि वेदाः साङ्गाः स्मृतीरपि । पुराणानि च मीमांसा दृष्टमस्माभिरत्र च
ālokitāni śāstrāṇi vedāḥ sāṅgāḥ smṛtīrapi | purāṇāni ca mīmāṃsā dṛṣṭamasmābhiratra ca
“ہم نے شاستروں کا معائنہ کر لیا ہے—وید اپنے انگوں سمیت، اسمریتیاں، پران اور میمانسا بھی؛ اور اس معاملے میں جو قاعدہ ہے، ہم نے اسے یہاں متعین کر لیا ہے۔”
Munis (implied continuation, addressing Yamadūtas)
Tirtha: Revā-kṣetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Foremost brāhmaṇa-sages declare they have examined Vedas with auxiliaries, Smṛtis, Purāṇas, and Mīmāṃsā; manuscripts and recitation tools surround them as they announce a settled rule.
FAQs
Dharma is to be known through recognized sources—Veda, Smṛti, Purāṇa, and disciplined interpretation.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it establishes scriptural authority within the Revā Khaṇḍa narrative.
No direct ritual; it states that the sages have determined the applicable rule after consulting texts.