Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 16
ब्राह्मण उवाच । सर्वेषामेव विप्राणां बटो त्वं गोत्र उत्तमे । दानानां परमं दानं कथं विद्या च दीयते
brāhmaṇa uvāca | sarveṣāmeva viprāṇāṃ baṭo tvaṃ gotra uttame | dānānāṃ paramaṃ dānaṃ kathaṃ vidyā ca dīyate
Le brāhmaṇa dit : « Ô étudiant de gotra noble, parmi tous les brāhmaṇas, le don suprême est la connaissance. Comment donc une telle vidyā peut-elle être conférée ? »
Brāhmaṇa (teacher/āśrama head)
Scene: The brāhmaṇa teacher, thoughtful, questions how the supreme gift of knowledge can be given; he gestures toward manuscripts, indicating the gravity of transmission.
FAQs
Knowledge-giving (vidyā-dāna) is supreme, but it must be transmitted through proper means and discipline.
Not a named tīrtha in this verse; the Revā Khaṇḍa context sanctifies the river-region āśrama network.
It elevates vidyā-dāna as a form of dāna, implying structured teaching and eligibility.