Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 35
अन्यदा जीविकं वच्मि तव भूतप्रिये सदा
anyadā jīvikaṃ vacmi tava bhūtapriye sadā
Wahai yang senantiasa dikasihi para makhluk, pada waktu lain akan Kuceritakan pula tentang penghidupanmu.
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.