Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 25
अष्टादशसहस्राणि किमर्थं स्थापितानि वै । कस्मिन्नंशे समुत्पन्ना ब्राह्मणा ब्रह्म सत्तमाः
aṣṭādaśasahasrāṇi kimarthaṃ sthāpitāni vai | kasminnaṃśe samutpannā brāhmaṇā brahma sattamāḥ
ហេតុអ្វីបានជាស្ថាបនាព្រាហ្មណ៍ដល់ដប់ប្រាំបីពាន់នៅទីនេះ? ហើយព្រាហ្មណ៍ទាំងនោះ—អ្នកដឹងព្រះព្រហ្ម (Brahman) ដ៏ឧត្តម—កើតចេញពីអಂស (aṃśa) ផ្នែកណា?
Unspecified in snippet (questioner in the dialogue frame)
Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya Kṣetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: The questioner emphasizes the striking number ‘aṣṭādaśa-sahasrāṇi’ while the sage gestures toward an imagined assembly of Veda-knowers or a settlement of ritual fires.
FAQs
Dharmic institutions at tīrthas are purposeful—rooted in sacred origin and intended for the welfare of the land.
Dharmāraṇya; the verse focuses on its Brāhmaṇa establishment as part of its sanctity.
None directly; it asks about purpose and lineage/origin.