Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 82
संस्काराः पिप्पलादस्य वेदोक्ता वेद पारगैः । षडंगोपांगसंयुक्ता वेदास्तेन समुद्धृताः । तदाश्रमनिवासिभ्यो मुनिभ्यश्च सुपुष्कलाः
saṃskārāḥ pippalādasya vedoktā veda pāragaiḥ | ṣaḍaṃgopāṃgasaṃyuktā vedāstena samuddhṛtāḥ | tadāśramanivāsibhyo munibhyaśca supuṣkalāḥ
Pour Pippalāda, les sages connaisseurs du Veda accomplirent les saṃskāra prescrits par le Veda. Pourvu des six Vedāṅga et des disciplines annexes, il maîtrisa les Veda et les fit resplendir; et pour les munis demeurant dans cet āśrama, il devint d’un très grand bienfait.
Unspecified (narrative voice within Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: null
Scene: Pippalāda, now a disciplined sage, is shown mastering the Vedas with six Vedāṅgas and subsidiary disciplines; around him, āśrama residents prosper through his guidance and generosity.
FAQs
Sacred places flourish through Vedic learning and disciplined saṃskāras; knowledge becomes service to the āśrama community.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra is praised indirectly as a seat of sages where Vedic rites and study are preserved.
Veda-prescribed saṃskāras are mentioned, along with study of the Vedas together with Vedāṅgas and allied disciplines.