Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 85
आरण्यकमधीत्यापि बाणसाम्नोरपि ध्वनौ । अनध्यायेषु चैतेषु चाधीयीत न वै क्वचित्
āraṇyakamadhītyāpi bāṇasāmnorapi dhvanau | anadhyāyeṣu caiteṣu cādhīyīta na vai kvacit
ಆರಣ್ಯಕವನ್ನು ಅಧ್ಯಯನ ಮಾಡುತ್ತಿದ್ದರೂ, ಬಾಣಗಳ ಧ್ವನಿ ಹಾಗೂ ಯುದ್ಧನಾದ ಕೇಳಿಬಂದರೂ—ಈ ಅನಧ್ಯಾಯಕಾಲಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಎಲ್ಲಿಯೂ ಅಧ್ಯಯನ ಮಾಡಬಾರದು।
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Scene: A hermitage at the edge of a battlefield: arrows whistle in the distance; a student rolls up a manuscript, guru signals restraint; protective calm within amid outer turmoil.
FAQs
Sacred learning requires an atmosphere of steadiness and purity; disturbance and inauspicious times call for restraint.
No tīrtha is mentioned; the verse focuses on discipline in scriptural study.
It enjoins strict avoidance of study on anadhyāya times, regardless of the text being studied (even Āraṇyakas).