Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 85
आरण्यकमधीत्यापि बाणसाम्नोरपि ध्वनौ । अनध्यायेषु चैतेषु चाधीयीत न वै क्वचित्
āraṇyakamadhītyāpi bāṇasāmnorapi dhvanau | anadhyāyeṣu caiteṣu cādhīyīta na vai kvacit
Même si l’on étudie les parties Āraṇyaka, et même si l’on entend le fracas des flèches et du combat, en ces temps d’anadhyāya on ne doit étudier nulle part, en aucune manière.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Scene: A hermitage at the edge of a battlefield: arrows whistle in the distance; a student rolls up a manuscript, guru signals restraint; protective calm within amid outer turmoil.
FAQs
Sacred learning requires an atmosphere of steadiness and purity; disturbance and inauspicious times call for restraint.
No tīrtha is mentioned; the verse focuses on discipline in scriptural study.
It enjoins strict avoidance of study on anadhyāya times, regardless of the text being studied (even Āraṇyakas).