Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 17
तदेवं शतसंख्येषु श्रेयस्सु पुरुषोत्तम । मम चैवं कुलस्यास्य श्रेयो यद्ब्रूहि निश्चितम्
tadevaṃ śatasaṃkhyeṣu śreyassu puruṣottama | mama caivaṃ kulasyāsya śreyo yadbrūhi niścitam
یوں سینکڑوں کہلائے جانے والے ‘شریہ’ میں سے، اے پُرشوتّم، میرے لیے—اور اس خاندان کے لیے بھی—جو واقعی اعلیٰ ترین خیر ہے، وہ قطعی طور پر بتا دیجیے۔
Barbarīka
Listener: Śrī Kṛṣṇa (Puruṣottama)
Scene: Barbarīka, earnest and composed, asks Kṛṣṇa for a decisive verdict on the true highest good—not only for himself but for his entire lineage. The moment is weighty, like a turning point before a definitive teaching.
FAQs
True guidance is sought from the highest authority; śreyas should benefit both the individual and the wider community/lineage.
No specific tīrtha is mentioned.
None; it is a request for definitive doctrinal instruction.