Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 43
शतानीकस्य राजर्षेः पुत्रभावं गतस्य ते । शुश्रूषां संविधास्यामस्तेषु तेषु च कर्मसु । तानेवंवादिनः सोऽयं विधूमो वाक्यमब्रवीत्
śatānīkasya rājarṣeḥ putrabhāvaṃ gatasya te | śuśrūṣāṃ saṃvidhāsyāmasteṣu teṣu ca karmasu | tānevaṃvādinaḥ so'yaṃ vidhūmo vākyamabravīt
«Wenn du in den Stand eingetreten bist, Sohn des königlichen Ṛṣi Śatānīka zu sein, werden wir dir in jeder Pflicht und in jedem Werk dienen.» Als sie so sprachen, erwiderte ihnen Vidhūma.
Narrator (introducing Vidhūma’s reply)
Tirtha: Setu/Setubandha (Rāmeśvara kṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Listener: assembled sages (implied)
Scene: A small retinue speaks earnestly to Vidhūma, offering service in all tasks as he enters a new ‘sonhood’ status to King Śatānīka; the mood is solemn, anticipatory.
FAQs
Service (śuśrūṣā) is treated as a sacred duty that can transcend circumstances, emphasizing steadfastness in dharma.
Not explicit; the broader Setukhaṇḍa context situates the teaching within the sanctified Setu landscape.
None is stated in this verse.