Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 60
सुदेवमिति ख्यातं सर्वकर्मसु कोविदम् । एकदा तु समं तेन व्यवहारमचिन्तयत्
sudevamiti khyātaṃ sarvakarmasu kovidam | ekadā tu samaṃ tena vyavahāramacintayat
On le connaissait sous le nom de Sudeva, habile en toute sorte d’ouvrages. Un jour, il conçut avec lui une entreprise commerciale en commun.
Narrator
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) context (implicit, Revākhaṇḍa narrative frame)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka and the Naimiṣāraṇya sages (typical frame)
Scene: Two merchants in a marketplace or counting-house: Sudeva introduced as capable in all tasks, discussing a joint venture with a companion; ledgers, scales, bales of goods, and a distant hint of travel.
FAQs
Worldly livelihood (vyavahāra) is acknowledged in Purāṇas, but its outcomes are framed by dharma and later moral consequences.
The ongoing itihāsa belongs to Bhārabhūti Tīrtha Māhātmya in the Revā Khaṇḍa.
None in this verse.