Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 37
आहूय चतुरो भ्रातॄन्धर्मजः प्राह हर्षयन् । अयि भीम महाबाहो बहुवीर्य धनंजय
āhūya caturo bhrātṝndharmajaḥ prāha harṣayan | ayi bhīma mahābāho bahuvīrya dhanaṃjaya
Nachdem er seine vier Brüder herbeigerufen hatte, sprach Dharmaja (Yudhiṣṭhira), sie erfreuend: »O Bhīma, du Mächtigarmiger! O Dhanañjaya (Arjuna), du Held von großer Tapferkeit!«
Yudhiṣṭhira (Dharmaja)
Listener: Ṛṣis/assembly (contextual)
Scene: Yudhiṣṭhira stands or sits elevated, addressing Bhīma and Arjuna by name with affectionate honorifics; the brothers appear attentive, energized, and ready.
FAQs
Dharmic goals are fulfilled through unity, right leadership, and uplifting speech.
No tīrtha is directly mentioned; the verse is part of the Setukhaṇḍa narrative flow.
No direct rite is prescribed here; it is the mobilization step toward the earlier instruction of digvijaya.