Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 85
धर्मवर्मोवाच । अद्य मे सफलं जन्म अद्य मे सफलं तपः । अद्य ते कृतकृत्योऽस्मि कृतः कृतिमतां वर
dharmavarmovāca | adya me saphalaṃ janma adya me saphalaṃ tapaḥ | adya te kṛtakṛtyo'smi kṛtaḥ kṛtimatāṃ vara
Dharmavarman sprach: „Heute hat meine Geburt Frucht getragen; heute hat auch meine Askese Frucht getragen. O Bester unter den Vollendeten, durch dich bin ich heute einer geworden, dessen Zweck erfüllt ist.“
Dharmavarman
Listener: The instructing sage (unnamed in the provided excerpt)
Scene: King Dharmavarman rises with folded hands, eyes moist with gratitude, praising the sage; attendants remain still; the hermitage glows with quiet sanctity.
FAQs
Hearing and embracing dharma-teachings makes life and austerity ‘fruitful’ when it leads to inner fulfillment.
No tīrtha is mentioned; the emphasis is on the transformative power of dharmic instruction.
None directly; the verse expresses the result of receiving dharma-knowledge.