Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 7
विदोषो यो हि सर्वत्र निश्चित्यैवं व्यवस्थितः । अस्य धर्मसमुद्रस्य संप्रवृद्धस्य सर्वतः
vidoṣo yo hi sarvatra niścityaivaṃ vyavasthitaḥ | asya dharmasamudrasya saṃpravṛddhasya sarvataḥ
En vérité, ayant discerné en toute circonstance ce qui est sans faute, il demeura ainsi fermement établi. Voici cet océan du dharma, devenu immense de toutes parts.
Nārada (context continuation)
Tirtha: Kapileśvara/Nandabhadra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pārtha
Scene: An allegorical tableau: the devotee stands firm like a pillar while waves shaped as dharma-symbols (truth, compassion, restraint) expand around him—an ‘ocean of dharma’ spreading in all directions; the liṅga shrine anchors the horizon.
FAQs
Righteousness requires discernment: choosing the faultless course in all contexts makes dharma expansive like an ocean.
Not named in this verse, but it continues the Bahūdaka māhātmya context.
None; the focus is on ethical clarity and steadfastness.