Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 2
अधीत्यवेदान्विधिवदर्थं विज्ञाय तत्त्वतः । पठित्वा धर्मशास्त्राणि पुराणान्यधिगम्य च
adhītyavedānvidhivadarthaṃ vijñāya tattvataḥ | paṭhitvā dharmaśāstrāṇi purāṇānyadhigamya ca
Matapos pag-aralan nang wasto ang mga Veda at maunawaan sa katotohanan ang kanilang diwa, at matapos basahin ang mga Dharmaśāstra at mapag-aralan din ang mga Purāṇa,
Agastya (continuing narration)
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Scene: Śivaśarmā depicted as a learned brāhmaṇa surrounded by manuscripts, reciting Veda, consulting Dharmaśāstra, and studying Purāṇas; a quiet scholastic interior or gurukula setting.
FAQs
Scriptural learning is honored, yet it also serves as groundwork for deeper realization and devotion that the narrative will unfold.
No site is praised in this line; it characterizes the protagonist’s scholarship within the Kāśīkhaṇḍa storyline.
None explicitly; it references disciplined, methodical study (vidhivat adhyayana).