स चापि चतुरो वेदान्ब्रह्मचारिव्रते स्थितः । वेदांगैः सहितान्वृत्रः पपाठ गुरुवत्सलः
sa cāpi caturo vedānbrahmacārivrate sthitaḥ | vedāṃgaiḥ sahitānvṛtraḥ papāṭha guruvatsalaḥ
Et Vṛtra, demeurant dans le vœu de brahmacarya, étudia les quatre Vedas avec les Vedāṅgas, plein de dévotion et d’affection pour son maître.
Narrator (Purāṇic storyteller voice)
Scene: An āśrama classroom: Vṛtra seated with palm-leaf manuscripts, reciting; Śukra as guru presides; symbols of the four Vedas and Vedāṅgas appear as scrolls, meters, and ritual implements.
Learning is sanctified by brahmacarya and humility: knowledge becomes dharmic strength when joined to guru-devotion and disciplined conduct.
No particular tīrtha is cited in this verse; it describes the formation of the protagonist within the chapter’s māhātmya setting.
Brahmacarya-vrata (student discipline) and Vedic study (adhyayana) with Vedāṅgas.