Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 20
तेषां मध्ये तु यो बौद्धः शांतो दांत इति स्मृतः । छन्दोगगोत्रविख्यातो वेदवेदांगपारगः
teṣāṃ madhye tu yo bauddhaḥ śāṃto dāṃta iti smṛtaḥ | chandogagotravikhyāto vedavedāṃgapāragaḥ
“ان میں جو بَودھ نامی تھا، وہ ‘شانت’ اور ‘دانت’ کے نام سے یاد کیا جاتا تھا؛ چھاندوگ گوتر میں مشہور، اور ویدوں اور ویدانگوں میں کامل مہارت رکھنے والا تھا۔”
Atithi
Tirtha: Āsannava-pura (narrative locus)
Type: kshetra
Listener: brāhmaṇas (assembly)
Scene: Portrait-like focus on Bauddha: serene eyes, composed posture, holding a palm-leaf manuscript; symbols of Vedic learning (rosary, waterpot) and restraint (simple attire).
FAQs
True religious authority is portrayed as a blend of learning (śāstra-jñāna) and character—peacefulness and self-restraint.
No tīrtha is named in this verse; it characterizes a key figure within the Tīrthamāhātmya narrative.
None; the verse is descriptive (qualities, gotra, learning).