Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 6
विधिर्वेदविधिः कार्यो निषेधो नियमो मतः । विधिश्चैव निषेधश्च द्वावेतौ विष्णुरेव हि
vidhirvedavidhiḥ kāryo niṣedho niyamo mataḥ | vidhiścaiva niṣedhaśca dvāvetau viṣṇureva hi
വിധി വേദവിധിപ്രകാരം ചെയ്യേണ്ടത്; നിഷേധം നിയമരൂപമായ സംയമമെന്നു കരുതപ്പെടുന്നു. വാസ്തവത്തിൽ വിധിയും നിഷേധവും—ഈ രണ്ടും വിഷ്ണുതന്നെയാണ്।
Brahmā
Listener: viprendra (contextual)
Scene: Viṣṇu appears as a luminous figure whose two hands are labeled ‘Vidhi’ and ‘Niṣedha’, or as two streams flowing from him—one of prescribed acts, one of restraints—both converging into a single dharma-path walked by devotees.
FAQs
Dharma is not separate from devotion: the very structure of rules and restraints is sacralized as Viṣṇu’s presence.
No single site is named; the teaching supports tīrtha-oriented practice by grounding it in Vedic dharma and devotion to Viṣṇu.
Follow Vedic injunctions as actionable duties and observe prohibitions as niyamas, especially in vrata contexts like Cāturmāsya.