Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 5
सामवेदविदस्तस्य गृहस्थाश्रमधर्मिणः । पश्चिमे वयसि प्राप्ते कन्या जाता सुशोभना
sāmavedavidastasya gṛhasthāśramadharmiṇaḥ | paścime vayasi prāpte kanyā jātā suśobhanā
“Beliau mengetahui Sāma Veda dan setia menunaikan dharma āśrama sebagai grihastha (ketua rumah tangga). Ketika usianya telah lanjut, lahirlah seorang puteri yang amat elok.”
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa)
Type: kshetra
Scene: An elderly Veda-knowing householder in a simple, pure home setting; sacred implements (kuśa, kamaṇḍalu, Veda palm-leaves) and a calm domestic altar; the moment of hearing/receiving news of a daughter’s birth in late age.
FAQs
Vedic learning harmonized with gṛhastha-dharma is presented as a foundation from which sacred histories and tirtha manifestations unfold.
The verse belongs to the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra māhātmya narrative arc that will explain local tirthas.
None; it characterizes the protagonist as Sāma-veda learned and dharma-observant.