Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 64
पुत्र उवाच । एकत्रिंशत्सहस्राणि पठित्वापि त्वया पितः । नानातर्कान्भ्रांतिरेव संधिता मनसिस्वके
putra uvāca | ekatriṃśatsahasrāṇi paṭhitvāpi tvayā pitaḥ | nānātarkānbhrāṃtireva saṃdhitā manasisvake
Người con thưa: “Thưa cha, dẫu cha đã học tụng đến ba mươi mốt nghìn, nhưng vì bao lối biện luận khác nhau, cha chỉ khâu vá sự mê rối trong chính tâm mình.”
Son of Kauthuma (the boy)
Listener: pitā (father)
Scene: A confident young son addresses an older learned father surrounded by stacks of manuscripts; the father appears unsettled, as if realizing the weight of the critique; the son’s gesture is precise, cutting through confusion.
FAQs
Accumulated learning and debate can still leave one confused; wisdom requires clarity, not just quantity of texts.
No sacred place is referenced in this verse.
None.