Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 30
एवमुक्ते मुनिः प्राह तं शक्रं पुरतः स्थितम् । तत्प्राप्त्यर्थमुपायं तु कथयामि तवापरम्
evamukte muniḥ prāha taṃ śakraṃ purataḥ sthitam | tatprāptyarthamupāyaṃ tu kathayāmi tavāparam
ເມື່ອກ່າວດັ່ງນັ້ນແລ້ວ ມຸນີໄດ້ກ່າວຕອບຕໍ່ ພຣະສັກຣະ (Śakra) ຜູ້ຢືນຢູ່ຕໍ່ໜ້າວ່າ: «ຂ້າພະເຈົ້າຈະເລົ່າອຸບາຍອື່ນອີກ ເພື່ອໃຫ້ໄດ້ມາ»।
Muni (Dadhīci, implied)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Ṛṣis
Scene: A sage standing or seated, speaking calmly to Śakra who stands respectfully in front; the moment of revealing a new method, with attentive silence around.
FAQs
Right means (upāya) matter—dharma is fulfilled through guidance, wisdom, and lawful method, not mere force.
The Prabhāsa-kṣetra Māhātmya provides the sacred setting, though the verse itself is a narrative hinge.
No explicit ritual; the focus is on revealing a method (upāya) for a dharmic objective.