Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 25
अष्टादशसहस्राणि किमर्थं स्थापितानि वै । कस्मिन्नंशे समुत्पन्ना ब्राह्मणा ब्रह्म सत्तमाः
aṣṭādaśasahasrāṇi kimarthaṃ sthāpitāni vai | kasminnaṃśe samutpannā brāhmaṇā brahma sattamāḥ
பதினெட்டு ஆயிரம் பிராமணர்கள் இங்கே எதற்காக நிறுவப்பட்டனர்? பிரம்மஞானத்தில் சிறந்த அந்தப் பிராமணர்கள் எந்த அಂசத்திலிருந்து தோன்றினர்?
Unspecified in snippet (questioner in the dialogue frame)
Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya Kṣetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: The questioner emphasizes the striking number ‘aṣṭādaśa-sahasrāṇi’ while the sage gestures toward an imagined assembly of Veda-knowers or a settlement of ritual fires.
FAQs
Dharmic institutions at tīrthas are purposeful—rooted in sacred origin and intended for the welfare of the land.
Dharmāraṇya; the verse focuses on its Brāhmaṇa establishment as part of its sanctity.
None directly; it asks about purpose and lineage/origin.