Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 8
तावेकदा स्वतनयौ तावुभौ ब्राह्मणोत्तमौ । आहूयावोचतां प्रीत्या षोड शाब्दौ शुभाकृती
tāvekadā svatanayau tāvubhau brāhmaṇottamau | āhūyāvocatāṃ prītyā ṣoḍa śābdau śubhākṛtī
ஒருநாள் நல்வடிவுடைய அந்த இரு சிறந்த பிராமணர்கள் தம் இரு மகன்களையும் அழைத்து, அன்புடன் பதினாறு சொற்களை உரைத்தனர்।
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator in Brahmottara-khaṇḍa context)
Scene: Parents calling their two sons to sit nearby; a gesture of affection (hand on head/shoulder) and a poised moment before delivering a compact instruction; auspicious bodily marks and clean attire.
FAQs
Dharma is transmitted through affectionate instruction—elders guide the young at life’s key thresholds.
No site is mentioned in this verse; it functions as a narrative setup for counsel and action.
None explicitly; it introduces advice connected to vivāha (marriage) and rightful means.