Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 40
धर्मवर्माणमस्त्वेवं प्रावोचमवधारय । श्लोकव्याख्यां स्फुटां वक्ष्ये दानहेतू च तौ श्रृणु
dharmavarmāṇamastvevaṃ prāvocamavadhāraya | ślokavyākhyāṃ sphuṭāṃ vakṣye dānahetū ca tau śrṛṇu
তথাস্তु, ধর্মবর্মণ—আমি যা বলছি তা মনোযোগ দিয়ে ধারণ করো। আমি শ্লোকের ব্যাখ্যা স্পষ্ট করে বলব; দানের সেই দুই হেতুও শোনো।
Brahmin teacher (unnamed in snippet; deduced as the instructing dvija in the dialogue)
Listener: Dharmavarman (addressed directly)
Scene: The brāhmaṇa-teacher addresses Dharmavarman by name, calming the tension and beginning a lucid exposition; the posture shifts from interrogation to instruction, with the teacher opening a manuscript or gesturing to begin enumerations.
FAQs
Dāna should be grounded in understood principles; the teacher promises clarity and a structured explanation.
No tīrtha is mentioned in this verse; it transitions into doctrinal exposition.
An announced teaching: the two causes (hetu) governing dāna will be explained and should be heard attentively.