Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 77
शिव उवाच । सत्यं धर्मं च ते धैर्यं भक्तिं च मयि निश्चलाम् । निरीक्षितुं त्वत्सकाशं वैश्यो भूत्वाहमागतः
śiva uvāca | satyaṃ dharmaṃ ca te dhairyaṃ bhaktiṃ ca mayi niścalām | nirīkṣituṃ tvatsakāśaṃ vaiśyo bhūtvāhamāgataḥ
Śiva dit : «Pour éprouver ta vérité, ton dharma, ton courage inébranlable et ta dévotion immobile envers Moi, je suis venu près de toi sous l’apparence d’un vaiśya».
Śiva
Scene: Śiva speaks directly, revealing he came disguised as a vaiśya to test her truth, dharma, courage, and unwavering devotion.
FAQs
Śiva tests and confirms the devotee’s virtues—truth, dharma, courage, and unwavering devotion are spiritually decisive.
No site is explicitly stated in this verse; the emphasis is on Śiva-līlā and moral testing.
None; it is a divine explanation of why the test occurred.