Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 82
चातुर्विद्याश्च ते सर्वे धर्मारण्ये प्रतिष्ठिताः । वेदोक्ता आशिषो दत्त्वा तस्मै राज्ञे महात्मने
cāturvidyāśca te sarve dharmāraṇye pratiṣṭhitāḥ | vedoktā āśiṣo dattvā tasmai rājñe mahātmane
चतुर्विद्येत पारंगत असे ते सर्व धर्मारण्यात दृढ प्रतिष्ठित होते। वेदोक्त आशीर्वचन देऊन त्यांनी त्या महात्मा राजास आशीर्वाद प्रदान केला।
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator within Brāhma Khaṇḍa context; exact speaker not explicit in the excerpt)
Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya
Type: kshetra
Scene: In a sacred forest hermitage of Dharmāraṇya, venerable four-vidyā masters sit in orderly rows, hands raised in blessing; the king stands reverently with folded palms as Vedic benedictions are pronounced.
FAQs
Supporting dharma invites Vedic blessings; sacred communities repay righteous patronage with auspicious benedictions.
Dharmāraṇya itself is glorified as a place where Vedic masters are established and blessings flow.
The act of giving Veda-based blessings (āśiṣ) is mentioned; no specific rite beyond benediction is detailed.