Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 4
त्रितस्तेषां कनिष्ठोऽभूद्वेदवेदांगपारगः । सर्वैरेव गुणैर्युक्तो मूर्खो ज्येष्ठौ बभूवतुः
tritasteṣāṃ kaniṣṭho'bhūdvedavedāṃgapāragaḥ | sarvaireva guṇairyukto mūrkho jyeṣṭhau babhūvatuḥ
وكان تْريتا أصغرهم، فصار متقنًا للفيدات وعلومها المتمّمة (فيدأنغا). اجتمعت فيه كل الفضائل، بينما بقي الأخوان الأكبران على الغفلة والجهل.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator within Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya; exact speaker not explicit in the excerpt)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa
Type: kshetra
Scene: Three princes grown: Trita depicted with manuscripts and sacred thread, calm brilliance; elder brothers shown inattentive, turning away from study—moral contrast without caricature.
FAQs
True excellence is grounded in learning and virtue; seniority alone does not confer wisdom.
The broader narrative belongs to Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Prabhāsatīrtha region), whose sanctity frames the episode.
None directly; the verse establishes character and competence for later sacrificial actions.