Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 35
अन्यदा जीविकं वच्मि तव भूतप्रिये सदा
anyadā jīvikaṃ vacmi tava bhūtapriye sadā
Une autre fois, je te parlerai de ton moyen de subsistance, ô toi qui es à jamais aimé des êtres.
Śiva (addressing Devī; ‘bhūtapriye’ as vocative)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: null
Scene: A calm speaker addresses ‘bhūta-priya’ and pauses the narrative, indicating that details of livelihood will be explained later; the scene is intimate, with attentive listening and a sense of deferred revelation.
FAQs
Purāṇic teaching unfolds in stages—place, dwelling, and then sustenance—showing that dharma includes practical order as well as sanctity.
Context remains Prabhāsa-kṣetra, though this verse itself is a transition.
None; it promises later instruction regarding sustenance.