Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 47
व्यास उवाच । ज्ञायंते यत्रयत्रस्था माध्यंदिनीया महाबलाः । कौथमीं च समाश्रित्य केचिद्विप्रा गुणान्विताः
vyāsa uvāca | jñāyaṃte yatrayatrasthā mādhyaṃdinīyā mahābalāḥ | kauthamīṃ ca samāśritya kecidviprā guṇānvitāḥ
Vyāsa bersabda: Para Mādhyaṃdina yang maha perkasa dikenali di mana sahaja mereka menetap. Dan dengan berpegang pada tradisi Kauthumī juga, terdapat sebahagian brāhmaṇa yang dihiasi segala kebajikan.
Vyāsa
Listener: assembly (including the prince)
Scene: A mapless ‘wherever they dwell’ montage: brāhmaṇas of the Mādhyandina śākhā reciting at noon; others of Kauthumī singing Sāman; all shown as virtuous householders/ascetics.
FAQs
Even amid changing ages, the continuity of Vedic learning persists through śākhā traditions and virtuous conduct.
The discourse is embedded in Dharmāraṇya’s sacred setting, though this verse highlights Vedic śākhās rather than a tīrtha.
No explicit rite is prescribed; it identifies Vedic branches relevant for recitation and ritual affiliation.