Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 6
तथा वेदविदो विप्रा यज्ञकर्मविचक्षणाः । गृहस्थाश्रमिणो ये च ये चारण्यनिवासिनः
tathā vedavido viprā yajñakarmavicakṣaṇāḥ | gṛhasthāśramiṇo ye ca ye cāraṇyanivāsinaḥ
அதேபோல் வேதம் அறிந்த, யாகச் செயல்முறைகளில் தேர்ந்த பிராமணர்கள்—கிருஹஸ்த ஆசிரமத்தார் மற்றும் வனவாசிகள்—அனைவரும் அழைக்கப்பட்டனர்।
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic voice; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa style narration within Māhātmya)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Two groups of brāhmaṇas arrive: gṛhasthas with orderly attire and ritual implements; forest-dwellers with bark garments, jaṭā, and kamaṇḍalu—both welcomed into the yajña space.
FAQs
Dharma is supported across āśramas: both disciplined householders and forest-dwellers contribute to the sanctity of yajña.
The verse is part of a tīrtha-māhātmya chapter, but no particular site is identified in this line.
It highlights competence in yajña procedures, implying adherence to correct Vedic ritual performance.