Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 3
स वेदाध्ययनं चक्रे यौवने समुपस्थिते । वयस्यैः संमतैः सार्धं सदा हास्य परायणैः
sa vedādhyayanaṃ cakre yauvane samupasthite | vayasyaiḥ saṃmataiḥ sārdhaṃ sadā hāsya parāyaṇaiḥ
Lorsque la jeunesse fut venue à lui, il entreprit l’étude des Veda, avec des compagnons de son âge, agréables et approuvés, toujours portés au rire et à la légèreté.
Sūta (continuing narration)
Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Dvija-sattamas (sages)
Scene: Young Parāvasu studies Veda with peers; manuscripts and recitation posture indicate learning, while smiling faces and playful gestures show their laughter-loving temperament—an ambivalent blend of study and levity.
FAQs
It sets a dharmic contrast: sacred learning should be accompanied by discipline, not merely youthful frivolity.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it prepares the narrative within the māhātmya framework.
None explicitly; it references vedādhyayana (Vedic study) as a formative dharmic practice.