Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 34
गुणेन संहिता आसन् षट्कर्मनिरताश्च ये । एवंविधा महाभागा नानादेशभवा द्विजाः
guṇena saṃhitā āsan ṣaṭkarmaniratāśca ye | evaṃvidhā mahābhāgā nānādeśabhavā dvijāḥ
وہ اوصاف سے آراستہ تھے اور شَٹ کرم میں مشغول رہتے تھے؛ اس طرح کے خوش نصیب دوِج مختلف ملکوں اور علاقوں سے پیدا ہوئے۔
Unspecified narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator addressing a king)
Scene: A montage-like depiction: virtuous brāhmaṇas from different regions, each engaged in one of the six duties—teaching, studying, offering sacrifice, officiating, giving, receiving—united by calm discipline.
FAQs
Dharma is sustained by character (guṇa) and disciplined performance of one’s prescribed sacred duties.
No particular tīrtha is mentioned; the focus is on dharmic qualifications of dvijas.
Commitment to ṣaṭkarma: adhyayana, adhyāpana, yajana, yājana, dāna, pratigraha.