Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 18
ततः कदाचिदेकांते स्थितां तां शांडिलीं द्विजाः । बहिर्गते भर्तरि च तस्याः कार्येण केनचित्
tataḥ kadācidekāṃte sthitāṃ tāṃ śāṃḍilīṃ dvijāḥ | bahirgate bhartari ca tasyāḥ kāryeṇa kenacit
Puis, un jour, ô brāhmaṇas, tandis que Śāṇḍilī demeurait en retraite et que son époux était sorti pour quelque affaire, l’occasion se présenta de l’aborder.
Sūta (addressing the sages)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Brāhmaṇas (explicit vocative)
Scene: Śāṇḍilī sits alone in a secluded hermitage space; the husband has gone out on an errand; the atmosphere suggests an approaching visitor or turning point.
FAQs
Dharma-teachings are often transmitted at the right time and setting; the Purāṇas mark such moments to introduce instruction.
No tīrtha is named in this verse; it prepares for a teaching within the Tīrthamāhātmya framework.
None.