Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 9
पीड्यमाना यदा विप्राः केनापि च भवंति हि । पूर्वाह्ने चापि ऋग्वेदं मध्याह्ने च यजूं ष्यथ
pīḍyamānā yadā viprāḥ kenāpi ca bhavaṃti hi | pūrvāhne cāpi ṛgvedaṃ madhyāhne ca yajūṃ ṣyatha
यदा केनापि विप्राः पीड्यन्ते, तदा पूर्वाह्ने ऋग्वेदं पठन्ति, मध्याह्ने च यजुर्वेदं पठन्ति।
Unspecified narrator (contextual instruction within the narrative)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Oppressed brāhmaṇas gather and respond not with weapons but with disciplined Vedic recitation: Ṛgveda in the forenoon, Yajurveda at midday, forming a protective sonic canopy.
FAQs
Vedic sound (śruti) is presented as a protective force sustaining dharma when the righteous are threatened.
No specific site is named; the focus is on protective practice within a sanctified precinct.
Time-specific recitation: Ṛgveda in the forenoon and Yajurveda at midday during times of oppression.