Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 62
स्थानेस्थाने महानादा उत्सवाश्च गृहेगृहे । वेदविद्याविनोदाश्च स्मृति वादास्तथैव च
sthānesthāne mahānādā utsavāśca gṛhegṛhe | vedavidyāvinodāśca smṛti vādāstathaiva ca
An jedem Ort erschollen mächtige Klänge des Festes, und in jedem Haus gab es Feierlichkeiten. Man fand Freude an vedischer Gelehrsamkeit, und ebenso an Erörterungen, die auf der Smṛti beruhten.
Unspecified narrator (city-description in Nāgarakhaṇḍa)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A prosperous sacred city: streets resonant with festival drums and conches; courtyards lit with lamps; groups of scholars reciting Veda and engaging in Smṛti debate in shaded mandapas.
FAQs
Holiness is reflected not only in rituals but in a living culture of Vedic study, Smṛti-guided conduct, and communal celebration.
The verse praises the dharmic atmosphere of a city in Nāgarakhaṇḍa’s tīrthamāhātmya; no specific tīrtha name appears here.
No direct prescription; it highlights Vedic learning and Smṛti discourse as ongoing religious practices.