Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 52
पुत्रपौत्रयुता राजन्निवसंत्यकुतोभयाः । पठंति वेदान्वेदज्ञाः क्वचिच्छास्त्रार्थमुद्गिरन्
putrapautrayutā rājannivasaṃtyakutobhayāḥ | paṭhaṃti vedānvedajñāḥ kvacicchāstrārthamudgiran
அரசே, மகன்களும் பேரன்களும் உடன் அவர்கள் அங்கே அச்சமின்றி வாழ்கின்றனர். வேதஞானிகள் வேதங்களை ஓதுகின்றனர்; சில வேளைகளில் சாஸ்திரார்த்தத்தையும் விளக்குகின்றனர்।
Skanda (deduced; continued address to a king within the same narrative block)
Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya
Type: kshetra
Listener: King (rājan)
Scene: Brahmin families with sons and grandsons sit in rows reciting Vedas; a teacher occasionally gestures while explaining śāstra meanings; the atmosphere is safe and orderly.
FAQs
A holy place matures society: fearlessness, family continuity, Vedic learning, and scriptural teaching flourish together.
Dharmāraṇya as a safe, dharmic habitat where learning and teaching thrive.
Veda-pāṭha (recitation/study) and śāstra-artha-pravacana (teaching scripture) are highlighted as ongoing disciplines.