Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 5
पुराणमखिलं तात पुरा तेऽधीतवान्पिता । कच्चित्त्वयापि तत्सर्वमधीतं लोमहर्षणे
purāṇamakhilaṃ tāta purā te'dhītavānpitā | kaccittvayāpi tatsarvamadhītaṃ lomaharṣaṇe
“Này hiền nhi, thuở trước phụ thân con đã học trọn toàn bộ Purāṇa. Ôi Lomaharṣaṇa, con cũng đã thọ học đầy đủ tất cả chăng?”
Ṛṣis (Śaunaka and others)
Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya
Type: kshetra
Listener: Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta)
Scene: Senior sages address Lomaharṣaṇa with affectionate gravity, gesturing toward palm-leaf manuscripts; the Sūta listens with folded hands, indicating humility and readiness to recite.
FAQs
Authentic dharma teaching rests on proper study and lineage; the sages verify the narrator’s learning before hearing the Purāṇa.
No specific site is praised in this verse; it concerns qualification for narration.
No ritual; it highlights adhyayana (scriptural study) as the foundation for pravacana (teaching).