Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 26
एतेषां च विधिं ब्रूहि तथा कार्यं च तत्त्वतः । गृहस्थानां तथा धर्मान्ब्रूहि मे त्वं विशेषतः
eteṣāṃ ca vidhiṃ brūhi tathā kāryaṃ ca tattvataḥ | gṛhasthānāṃ tathā dharmānbrūhi me tvaṃ viśeṣataḥ
Expose-moi la règle juste de ces (formes de mariage), ainsi que ce qu’il convient d’accomplir en vérité. Et dis-moi, tout particulièrement, les devoirs des maîtres de maison (gṛhastha).
Yudhiṣṭhira
Listener: Parāśara
Scene: Yudhiṣṭhira respectfully requests detailed procedures from Parāśara; the sage holds a manuscript and gestures toward a ritual fire and a household altar, symbolizing gṛhastha duties.
FAQs
Dharma is learned through inquiry and precise practice; household life requires clear rules and truthful conduct.
No tīrtha is named; the focus is dharma-śikṣā (instruction in righteousness).
A request for detailed vidhis—procedural norms for marriage and gṛhastha duties.