Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 55
येन विद्याः प्रपठिता वर्तंते भुवि या द्विज । एकत्रिंशत्सहस्राणि वर्षाणां स कृतादरः
yena vidyāḥ prapaṭhitā vartaṃte bhuvi yā dvija | ekatriṃśatsahasrāṇi varṣāṇāṃ sa kṛtādaraḥ
Wahai brāhmaṇa, oleh beliau segala ilmu yang beredar di dunia telah dipelajari dengan tuntas. Dengan penuh hormat dan ketekunan, beliau menekuninya selama tiga puluh satu ribu tahun.
Sutanū
Listener: dvija (brāhmaṇa interlocutor)
Scene: Kauthuma portrayed surrounded by stacks of palm-leaf manuscripts, students, and ritual implements; a visual motif of passing years—sun/moon cycles—suggesting the immense span of study.
FAQs
Dharma is supported by disciplined learning; long, devoted effort is praised as a sacred pursuit.
The setting remains Mithilā, but no particular tīrtha is highlighted in this verse.
None; it extols sustained study (svādhyāya/vidyā-abhyāsa) as a virtue.