Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 32
प्रेषयामास दूतं तु विजयं नाम भारत । स तत्र गत्वा यत्रास्ते विश्वावसुररिंदमः
preṣayāmāsa dūtaṃ tu vijayaṃ nāma bhārata | sa tatra gatvā yatrāste viśvāvasurariṃdamaḥ
ഹേ ഭാരതാ, അദ്ദേഹം ‘വിജയ’ എന്ന ദൂതനെ അയച്ചു. അവൻ ശത്രുദമനായ വിശ്വാവസു പാർത്തിരുന്ന സ്ഥലത്തേക്ക് ചെന്നു।
Narrator (addressing Bhārata/King)
Listener: Bhārata/King (addressed)
Scene: Śiva dispatches Vijaya, a named messenger, who sets out swiftly toward Viśvāvasu’s residence—movement, purpose, and the bridging of worlds.
FAQs
Divine will operates through orderly means—messengers, speech, and lawful request—reflecting dharma in action.
The section’s sacred frame is Dharmāraṇya; this verse narrates travel to Viśvāvasu’s locale.
None; it is a narrative transition describing the dispatch of a messenger.