Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 8
पुनरेतत्समुचितं यद्विप्रैः शिक्षणं नृणाम् । वयं हि धर्मगुरवः स्थापितास्तेन विष्णुना
punaretatsamucitaṃ yadvipraiḥ śikṣaṇaṃ nṛṇām | vayaṃ hi dharmaguravaḥ sthāpitāstena viṣṇunā
اور یہ بھی مناسب ہے کہ برہمن لوگوں کو تعلیم دیں؛ کیونکہ ہم دھرم کے گرو ہیں، اور خود وِشنو نے ہمیں اسی منصب پر قائم کیا ہے۔
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced)
Scene: A circle of brāhmaṇa teachers instructs householders and pilgrims; Viṣṇu appears above as a subtle sanctioning presence (śaṅkha-cakra), indicating divine establishment of dharma-gurutva.
FAQs
Dharma is preserved through proper teaching; spiritual authority is framed as divinely sanctioned service.
None; the verse addresses dharma-instruction rather than a named sacred geography.
No specific rite; it prescribes śikṣaṇa—ethical and scriptural instruction—as a dharmic duty.