Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 20
आनयामास राजाऽसौ ततो विप्राननेकशः । वेदवेदांगतत्त्वज्ञान्धर्मशास्त्रविचक्षणान् । उवाच विनयोपेतो भार्यया सहितो हितान्
ānayāmāsa rājā'sau tato viprānanekaśaḥ | vedavedāṃgatattvajñāndharmaśāstravicakṣaṇān | uvāca vinayopeto bhāryayā sahito hitān
तब उस राजा ने अनेक ब्राह्मणों को बुलवाया—जो वेद-वेदाṅगों के तत्त्वज्ञ और धर्मशास्त्र में निपुण थे। वह विनययुक्त होकर, रानी के साथ, उन हितैषियों से बोला।
Narrator
Scene: A procession of many brāhmaṇas arrives; the king and queen, humble, greet them in a formal assembly with manuscripts and ritual implements.
FAQs
Dharma is approached through humility and learned guidance; righteous rulership seeks śāstric counsel.
Not specified in this verse; it sets the narrative stage for prescriptions connected with pilgrimage and rites.
No rite is detailed yet; the verse introduces qualified advisors (Veda/Vedāṅga/Dharmaśāstra experts).