Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 18
तावुभौ परमस्निग्धौ कुमारौ रूपसुन्दरौ । विद्याभ्यासपरौ बाल्ये सह क्रीडां प्रचक्रतुः
tāvubhau paramasnigdhau kumārau rūpasundarau | vidyābhyāsaparau bālye saha krīḍāṃ pracakratuḥ
वे दोनों कुमार परस्पर अत्यन्त स्नेहयुक्त और रूपसुन्दर थे। बाल्यावस्था में साथ खेलते और विद्या-अभ्यास में तत्पर रहते थे।
Unknown (narrative voice within Brahmottara Khaṇḍa; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa addressing sages)
Scene: Two handsome youths studying together—one reading, one listening—then playing in a palace courtyard; a sense of affectionate camaraderie and disciplined learning.
FAQs
Dharma is nurtured through good friendship and disciplined learning from an early age.
None; the verse describes the protagonists’ upbringing.
None; it emphasizes study (vidyābhyāsa) as a formative virtue.