Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 67
ततस्तं प्राह कर्णांते ममाश्वानां प्रविश्य वै । अभ्यासं कुरु विद्यानां वेदाध्ययनमाचर
tatastaṃ prāha karṇāṃte mamāśvānāṃ praviśya vai | abhyāsaṃ kuru vidyānāṃ vedādhyayanamācara
Puis il lui parla à voix basse, tout près de l’oreille : «Entre, en vérité, dans l’oreille de mes chevaux. Exerce-toi aux disciplines du savoir et adonne-toi à l’étude des Veda».
Sūrya (Āditya)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Sūrya leans forward in his chariot, whispering a secret instruction to the sage; the seven horses are prominent, one horse’s ear highlighted as the entry-point for learning.
FAQs
Sacred learning requires both divine initiation and sustained practice (abhyāsa), culminating in Vedic study.
The tirtha context remains implicit; the verse emphasizes the transmission of Vedic knowledge connected with Sūrya.
Veda-adhyayana (study/recitation) is prescribed, along with ongoing disciplined practice of vidyās.