Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 81
चतुर्थेनैव भूपेन स्थापिताः सुखवासने । ते बभूबुर्द्विजश्रेष्ठाश्चातुर्विद्याः कलौ युगे
caturthenaiva bhūpena sthāpitāḥ sukhavāsane | te babhūburdvijaśreṣṭhāścāturvidyāḥ kalau yuge
چوتھے ہی بادشاہ نے انہیں سُکھ واس میں قائم کیا۔ وہ برہمنوں کے سردار کلی یُگ میں بھی چہارگانہ ودیا کے ماہر بن گئے۔
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator within Brāhma Khaṇḍa context; exact speaker not explicit in the excerpt)
Tirtha: Sukhavāsa
Type: kshetra
Scene: A later king ceremonially re-establishes the dvija community at Sukhavāsa—setting boundary markers, granting charters, inaugurating a learning hall; the dvijas are shown teaching, reciting, and expanding from trividyā to caturvidyā in Kali-yuga.
FAQs
Even in Kali Yuga, dharma and sacred learning endure when supported by righteous rulers and stable sacred institutions.
Sukhavāsa within Dharmāraṇya is praised as a seat where scholarship flourishes even in Kali Yuga.
No specific ritual is prescribed; the verse highlights institutional establishment and the continuity of sacred learning.