Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 25
को वाष्टविधं ब्राह्मण्यं वेत्ति ब्राह्मणसत्तमः । युगानां च चतुर्णां वा को मूलदिवसान्वदेत्
ko vāṣṭavidhaṃ brāhmaṇyaṃ vetti brāhmaṇasattamaḥ | yugānāṃ ca caturṇāṃ vā ko mūladivasānvadet
Welcher Beste der Brahmanen kennt das achtfache Wesen des Brāhmaṇya (Brahmanentums)? Und wer vermag die Grundtage (das Wurzelmaß) der vier Yugas zu benennen?
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced); culminating questions on dharma and cosmic time
Scene: A teacher points to a cosmic wheel divided into four yugas; beside it, an eight-petaled lotus labeled with brāhmaṇya facets; a brāhmaṇa student bows, acknowledging the immensity of the subject.
FAQs
True excellence combines dharma-knowledge (brāhmaṇya) with understanding of cosmic order and time (yugas).
None; the verse focuses on doctrinal qualifications and Purāṇic cosmology.
No direct ritual; it frames standards of learning used to evaluate worthy persons in dharma contexts such as dāna.