Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 66
मम चोद्वहने शक्तिरमोघा ते भविष्यति । त्वत्सेविनां सदा भक्तिर्मयि स्यान्नात्र संशयः
mama codvahane śaktiramoghā te bhaviṣyati | tvatsevināṃ sadā bhaktirmayi syānnātra saṃśayaḥ
«En Me portant, ta puissance sera infaillible ; et chez ceux qui te servent, la dévotion envers Moi s’éveillera sans cesse — sans aucun doute».
Īśvara (Śiva)
Listener: Dharma (addressed); Gālava (frame listener)
Scene: Śiva speaks a boon of certainty: Dharma’s strength will be unfailing, and Dharma’s servants will naturally become Śiva’s devotees; the scene emphasizes compassionate authority.
FAQs
Service to Dharma becomes a direct cause of devotion to God; righteousness and bhakti reinforce one another.
The Setu-region narrative setting continues; the tīrtha connected to Dharma is formally named in the following verses.
A practical teaching is implied: dharma-sevā (service to righteousness/virtuous order) is itself a spiritual discipline leading to devotion.