Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 21
ऋषय ऊचुः । पाराशर्य मुने मान्यस्त्वमस्माकं महामते । यतो वेदास्त्वया व्यस्ताः पुराणान्यपि वेत्ति यत्
ṛṣaya ūcuḥ | pārāśarya mune mānyastvamasmākaṃ mahāmate | yato vedāstvayā vyastāḥ purāṇānyapi vetti yat
诸仙人说道：噢，帕罗沙利耶（Pārāśarya）牟尼，尊贵的大智者！你在我们中备受敬仰；因为正是你编次分定诸吠陀，并且亦通达诸《往世书》（Purāṇa）。
Ṛṣis of Naimiṣāraṇya
Tirtha: Naimiṣāraṇya
Type: kshetra
Listener: Vyāsa (Pārāśarya)
Scene: Sages rise and address Vyāsa with folded hands; palm-leaf manuscripts and Vedic bundles are visible; the mood is calm, respectful, and scholastic.
FAQs
It models dharmic humility: seekers honor authentic teachers rooted in Veda and Purāṇa before posing questions.
The implied setting is Naimiṣāraṇya, a famed tīrtha-forest for scriptural recitation and inquiry.
None; it is a formal address introducing the sages’ inquiry.