Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 18
बन्धुगर्वस्य गत्वा तु कथयामास तं पणम् । कद्रूर्विनतया सार्द्धं यद्वृत्तं प्रमदालये
bandhugarvasya gatvā tu kathayāmāsa taṃ paṇam | kadrūrvinatayā sārddhaṃ yadvṛttaṃ pramadālaye
Darauf ging Kadrū zu Bandhugarva und berichtete ihm von jener Wette—von dem, was sich mit Vinatā in den Gemächern der Frauen zugetragen hatte.
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator within Revā Khaṇḍa context)
Listener: Audience/interlocutor within Revā Khaṇḍa frame
Scene: Kadrū approaches Bandhugarva in a private chamber, recounting the wager; attendants and veiled women in the background; gestures indicate secrecy and urgency.
FAQs
When dharma is weakened, people seek allies to manipulate outcomes rather than uphold truth.
No specific tīrtha is mentioned; the verse advances a family-and-oath narrative.
None.