Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 35
रोचये युक्तिविदहं न हि त्वां भीषयामि भोः । अतः क्रतुसमारंभात्पूर्वं दिग्विजयं कुरु
rocaye yuktividahaṃ na hi tvāṃ bhīṣayāmi bhoḥ | ataḥ kratusamāraṃbhātpūrvaṃ digvijayaṃ kuru
Moi qui connais le juste moyen, je parle pour te convaincre ; je ne cherche point à t’effrayer, ô roi. Ainsi, avant d’entreprendre le sacrifice, accomplis la conquête des régions.
Kṛṣṇa
Listener: Ṛṣis/assembly (contextual)
Scene: Kṛṣṇa, calm and persuasive, addresses Yudhiṣṭhira in the royal hall, advising digvijaya before the sacrificial commencement; attendants and ritual paraphernalia hint at impending Rājasūya.
FAQs
True guidance is persuasive and dharmic, not coercive; right order of actions is itself a form of righteousness.
No specific site is named; the verse contributes to the Setukhaṇḍa narrative context rather than direct tīrtha-stuti.
A sequencing rule: complete digvijaya prior to initiating the sacrificial performance.