Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 54
क्षेत्रस्थानामिमे भेदा वृत्तिं तेषां शृणुष्व च
kṣetrasthānāmime bhedā vṛttiṃ teṣāṃ śṛṇuṣva ca
Telles sont les distinctions parmi ceux qui demeurent dans le kṣetra sacré ; écoute maintenant aussi leur mode de subsistance et la conduite qui leur revient.
Śiva (deduced)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Implicitly the same addressed lady (varānanā/bhāminī)
Scene: The teacher concludes the enumeration and prepares to explain each group’s livelihood; the listener leans forward; a scroll/palm-leaf is opened, indicating forthcoming detailed rules; the sacred coastal precinct frames the scene.
FAQs
Dharma is transmitted as structured instruction: first identifying paths, then defining their practical conduct.
Prabhāsakṣetra, where regulated lifestyles are presented as part of the site’s māhātmya.
A directive to learn and follow the vṛtti (rules of living) appropriate to each kṣetra-resident category.