Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 2
स्वाध्यायाश्च वषट्काराः स्वधाकाराश्च नित्यशः । रामाज्ञापालकाश्चैव हनुमद्भक्तितत्पराः
svādhyāyāśca vaṣaṭkārāḥ svadhākārāśca nityaśaḥ | rāmājñāpālakāścaiva hanumadbhaktitatparāḥ
তারা স্বাধ্যায়ে নিবিষ্ট এবং নিত্য ‘বষট্’ ও ‘স্বধা’ মন্ত্রোচ্চারণ করে; তারা রামের আজ্ঞা পালন করে ও হনুমানভক্তিতে সদা তৎপর থাকে।
Brahmā
Type: kshetra
Scene: Brāhmaṇas in an āśrama perform daily svādhyāya; a small yajña fire burns as vaṣaṭ is uttered; a pitṛ-tarpaṇa scene suggests svadhā; in the background a shrine with Rāma and Hanumān, devotees offering flowers, Hanumān depicted as vigilant and compassionate.
FAQs
Dharma is holistic: learning (svādhyāya), sacrificial discipline (vaṣaṭ), ancestral reverence (svadhā), and bhakti to Rāma-Hanumān belong together.
No tīrtha is named; the verse characterizes ideal religious conduct and devotion.
Regular svādhyāya, proper yajña invocations (vaṣaṭ), and svadhā usage in ancestral offerings, coupled with devotional observance.