Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 25
यः स्वाध्यायं चतुर्वेदैर्विष्णोरायतने चरेत् । चतुरो वार्षिकान्मासान्स विद्वान्सर्वदा भवेत्
yaḥ svādhyāyaṃ caturvedairviṣṇorāyatane caret | caturo vārṣikānmāsānsa vidvānsarvadā bhavet
Celui qui, quatre mois chaque année, pratique le svādhyāya des quatre Veda dans le sanctuaire de Viṣṇu, demeure savant en tout temps.
Skanda (deduced from Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya didactic narration)
Tirtha: Viṣṇor-āyatana svādhyāya (cāturmāsya)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A learned devotee sits in a Viṣṇu temple corridor during monsoon months, palm-leaf manuscripts beside him, reciting Vedic passages; rain outside, lamps inside, calm concentration.
FAQs
Learning becomes spiritually fruitful and steady when pursued as disciplined svādhyāya in a sacred space dedicated to Viṣṇu.
The verse highlights Viṣṇu’s āyatana (temple) as the sacred setting, without naming a particular pilgrimage location.
Undertake svādhyāya/recitation-study of the four Vedas in Viṣṇu’s temple for four months annually (Cāturmāsya).