Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 6
संहितां च पदं चैव क्रमं घनं तथैव च । उच्चैः स्वरेण कुर्वीत ऋचामृग्वेदसंहिताम्
saṃhitāṃ ca padaṃ caiva kramaṃ ghanaṃ tathaiva ca | uccaiḥ svareṇa kurvīta ṛcāmṛgvedasaṃhitām
Ils chantaient les hymnes du Ṛgveda selon les modes saṃhitā, pada, krama et ghana ; accomplissant la Ṛgveda-saṃhitā d’une intonation nette et élevée.
Narrator (contextual; not explicit in snippet)
Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya
Type: kshetra
Scene: Close focus on chanting technique: brāhmaṇas recite Ṛgvedic ṛcas with raised, clear svara; the scene highlights disciplined posture, synchronized breath, and the layered patterns of saṃhitā, pada, krama, and ghana recitation.
FAQs
Dharma is safeguarded through precise transmission—Veda is to be recited with correct method and sacred intonation.
The setting remains Dharmāraṇya, portrayed as a living center of orthodox Vedic preservation.
Recitation of Ṛgveda using established pāṭha-forms (saṃhitā, pada, krama, ghana) with proper svara.