Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 7
सर्वविद्याकुशलिनौ बाल्य एव मनीषिणौ । प्रहर्षमतुलं पित्रोर्ददतुः सकलैर्गुणैः
sarvavidyākuśalinau bālya eva manīṣiṇau | praharṣamatulaṃ pitrordadatuḥ sakalairguṇaiḥ
ਬਾਲਕਾਲ ਤੋਂ ਹੀ ਹਰ ਵਿਦਿਆ ਵਿੱਚ ਨਿਪੁੰਨ, ਉਹ ਦੋਵੇਂ ਮਨੀਸ਼ੀ ਆਪਣੇ ਸਮੂਹ ਗੁਣਾਂ ਦੀ ਪੂਰਨਤਾ ਨਾਲ ਮਾਤਾ-ਪਿਤਾ ਨੂੰ ਅਤੁੱਲ ਪ੍ਰਸੰਨਤਾ ਦੇਂਦੇ ਰਹੇ।
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator in Brahmottara-khaṇḍa context)
Scene: Two learned youths offering respectful salutations to their parents; parents seated with affectionate expressions; household altar with a small fire or lamp indicating dharmic domesticity.
FAQs
True learning is measured by character—virtue and wisdom that uplift one’s family and society are praised as dharma.
No tīrtha is mentioned; the focus is ethical formation through knowledge and virtues.
None; it highlights guṇa (virtue) as the fruit of proper education.