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
हर स्थिति में जो निर्दोष है, उसे निश्चय करके वह इसी प्रकार दृढ़तापूर्वक स्थित रहा। यह उसका धर्म-समुद्र है, जो चारों ओर से अत्यंत विस्तृत हो उठा था।
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.