Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 115
सांगोपांगा मयाधीता वेदाश्चत्वार एव च । अधीताश्चैव सर्वेषां तेषामर्थोऽवधारितः
sāṃgopāṃgā mayādhītā vedāścatvāra eva ca | adhītāścaiva sarveṣāṃ teṣāmartho'vadhāritaḥ
ഞാൻ അങ്ങോപാംഗങ്ങളോടുകൂടിയ നാലു വേദങ്ങളും പഠിച്ചിട്ടുണ്ട്; അവയൊക്കെയുടെയും അർത്ഥം നന്നായി ഗ്രഹിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നു।
Narrative voice (student’s declaration within the episode)
Listener: Śākalya (guru)
Scene: The student, holding manuscripts, confidently declares he has studied the four Vedas with aṅgas and understood their meanings; the guru listens, composed, suggesting the next step is humility and dakṣiṇā.
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True learning is not mere memorization; it includes comprehensive study and understanding of meaning.
No tīrtha is named here; the verse supports the Māhātmya by grounding it in Vedic authority.
No specific rite is prescribed; the emphasis is on complete Vedic study (adhyayana) with auxiliaries.
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