Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 2
चमत्कारपुरे विप्रः पुरासीत्संशितव्रतः । चंडशर्मेति विख्यातो रूपौदार्यगुणान्वितः
camatkārapure vipraḥ purāsītsaṃśitavrataḥ | caṃḍaśarmeti vikhyāto rūpaudāryaguṇānvitaḥ
চমৎকাৰপুৰ নগৰত পূৰ্বে এজন বিপ্ৰ বাস কৰিছিল, যি ব্ৰতত দৃঢ় আছিল। তেওঁ ‘চণ্ডশৰ্মা’ নামে খ্যাত, আৰু ৰূপ, দানশীলতা আৰু সদ্গুণে সমৃদ্ধ আছিল।
Sūta
Type: kshetra
Listener: brāhmaṇa-sattamāḥ
Scene: A dignified brāhmaṇa (Caṇḍaśarman) in a city setting—clean attire, sacred thread, calm face—shown giving alms or performing daily rites, establishing his virtuous baseline.
FAQs
The verse sets up a moral narrative: even the virtuous and vow-steadfast can be tested, making dharma a lived discipline.
The Gaṅgā-māhātmya framework continues; the immediate place named is Camatkārapura, the story’s setting.
No direct ritual instruction; it introduces a character known for vrata (vowed discipline).