Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 2
स्वाध्यायाश्च वषट्काराः स्वधाकाराश्च नित्यशः । रामाज्ञापालकाश्चैव हनुमद्भक्तितत्पराः
svādhyāyāśca vaṣaṭkārāḥ svadhākārāśca nityaśaḥ | rāmājñāpālakāścaiva hanumadbhaktitatparāḥ
அவர்கள் ஸ்வாத்யாயத்தில் ஈடுபட்டு, தினமும் ‘வஷட்’ மற்றும் ‘ஸ்வதா’ உச்சரிப்புகளைச் செய்கின்றனர்; ராமனின் ஆணையைப் பேணி, ஹனுமான் பக்தியில் எப்போதும் நிலைத்திருக்கின்றனர்।
Brahmā
Type: kshetra
Scene: Brāhmaṇas in an āśrama perform daily svādhyāya; a small yajña fire burns as vaṣaṭ is uttered; a pitṛ-tarpaṇa scene suggests svadhā; in the background a shrine with Rāma and Hanumān, devotees offering flowers, Hanumān depicted as vigilant and compassionate.
FAQs
Dharma is holistic: learning (svādhyāya), sacrificial discipline (vaṣaṭ), ancestral reverence (svadhā), and bhakti to Rāma-Hanumān belong together.
No tīrtha is named; the verse characterizes ideal religious conduct and devotion.
Regular svādhyāya, proper yajña invocations (vaṣaṭ), and svadhā usage in ancestral offerings, coupled with devotional observance.