Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 11
इन्द्र उवाच । कुशलं वो द्विजश्रेष्ठा अनिहोत्रेषु कृत्स्नशः । तपश्चर्यासु सर्वासु वेदाभ्यासे तथा श्रुते
indra uvāca | kuśalaṃ vo dvijaśreṣṭhā anihotreṣu kṛtsnaśaḥ | tapaścaryāsu sarvāsu vedābhyāse tathā śrute
インドラは言った。「おお二度生まれの最勝者たちよ、万事つつがなきか。アグニホートラを伴わぬ諸儀礼においても、あらゆる苦行と戒律の修習においても、またヴェーダの学習と聖なる教えの聴聞においても。」
Indra
Scene: Indra respectfully addresses a gathered assembly of senior brāhmaṇas, asking after their welfare in rites, austerities, and Vedic learning; the scene emphasizes mutual reverence rather than hierarchy.
FAQs
True dharma is measured by steady discipline—tapas, right conduct, and reverent study of Veda and śruti.
This verse sets the dialogue frame; the specific tīrtha is developed in the immediately following verses of the same adhyāya.
It references anihotra-related observances and emphasizes Vedic study and austerities rather than giving a new injunction.
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