Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 68
मन्मुखाद्ब्राह्मणश्रेष्ठ यद्येतत्तव वांछितम् । न ते स्याद्येन दोषोऽयं मम रश्मिसमुद्भवः
manmukhādbrāhmaṇaśreṣṭha yadyetattava vāṃchitam | na te syādyena doṣo'yaṃ mama raśmisamudbhavaḥ
“हे ब्राह्मणश्रेष्ठ! माझ्या मुखातूनच (वेद) घ्यावे अशी तुझी इच्छा असेल, तर तुला कोणताही दोष लागणार नाही; हा प्रभाव माझ्या किरणांपासून उत्पन्न आहे।”
Sūrya (Āditya)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Sūrya speaks with calm authority to the brāhmaṇa, palm raised in assurance (abhaya), rays forming a protective canopy indicating ‘no fault’ and lawful empowerment.
FAQs
When knowledge is received through divine sanction, it is free from spiritual blemish and aligned with dharma.
The verse continues the Sūrya-centered tirtha narrative; the site is not named in this line.
No separate ritual; it legitimizes receiving instruction directly from Sūrya as dharmically faultless.