Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 6
कदाचित्सदने तस्यास्तस्मिन्निवसति द्विजे । ऋषभो नाम धर्मात्मा शिवयोगी समाययौ
kadācitsadane tasyāstasminnivasati dvije | ṛṣabho nāma dharmātmā śivayogī samāyayau
Einst, als jener Zweimalgeborene in ihrem Haus wohnte, kam dorthin ein rechtschaffener Śiva-Yogin namens Ṛṣabha.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator; specific speaker not explicit in this snippet)
Tirtha: Avanti/Ujjayinī (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A radiant ascetic Ṛṣabha, calm and austere, arrives at the threshold of Piṅgalā’s house where Mandara resides; the doorway becomes a liminal boundary between adharma and awakening.
FAQs
The arrival of a true Śiva-yogin marks an opening for purification and transformation even in impure circumstances.
No specific tirtha is mentioned in this verse; the setting remains within the Avanti narrative frame.
None explicitly; the scene prepares for dharmic hospitality (atithi-sevā).