Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 2
भारद्वाजस्य तनयो दमनो नाम नामतः । कृतमौंजीविधिः सोथ विद्याजातं प्रगृह्य च
bhāradvājasya tanayo damano nāma nāmataḥ | kṛtamauṃjīvidhiḥ sotha vidyājātaṃ pragṛhya ca
Damana, fils de Bhāradvāja, tel était son nom ; après avoir accompli selon la règle le rite de la ceinture sacrée (mauñjī) et saisi les disciplines de l’étude, il s’engagea sur sa voie.
Skanda
Listener: Agastya (implied)
Scene: A young brāhmaṇa Damana, son of Bhāradvāja, receives the sacred girdle (mauñjī) and begins study—teacher and student in a simple āśrama setting with ritual implements, kusa grass, and Vedic manuscripts.
FAQs
Dharma begins with saṃskāra (initiation) and disciplined learning; spiritual maturity is built on right formation.
The verse introduces the protagonist; the tīrtha focus emerges later in the narrative.
The mauñjī-vidhi (upanayana/initiatory rite marked by the muñja-girdle) is referenced as properly completed.