Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 3
विजयोनाम पुण्यात्मा साहाय्याच्चंडिलस्य च । को न्वसौ चंडिलोनाम विजयोनाम कस्तथा
vijayonāma puṇyātmā sāhāyyāccaṃḍilasya ca | ko nvasau caṃḍilonāma vijayonāma kastathā
‘വിജയൻ’ എന്ന പുണ്യാത്മാവ് ചണ്ഡിലന്റെ സഹായിയായി. എന്നാൽ ‘ചണ്ഡിലൻ’ എന്ന പേരുള്ളവൻ ആര്? അതുപോലെ ‘വിജയൻ’ എന്ന പേരുള്ളവൻ ആര്?
Sages (question to the narrator, per Māheśvarakhaṇḍa framing)
Listener: Sūta
Scene: Śaunaka, surrounded by sages, leans forward with questioning gaze, naming Caṇḍila and Vijaya; Sūta sits poised to narrate their origins; the scene conveys suspense before a sacred biography unfolds.
FAQs
It elevates selfless assistance to the virtuous as a dharmic act worthy of inquiry and remembrance.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it serves as a narrative lead-in.
None in this verse; it is a question introducing the characters.