Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 7
विदोषो यो हि सर्वत्र निश्चित्यैवं व्यवस्थितः । अस्य धर्मसमुद्रस्य संप्रवृद्धस्य सर्वतः
vidoṣo yo hi sarvatra niścityaivaṃ vyavasthitaḥ | asya dharmasamudrasya saṃpravṛddhasya sarvataḥ
सर्वत्र जे निर्दोष आहे ते निश्चित करून तो अशा प्रकारे दृढपणे स्थित राहिला. हा त्याचा धर्मसमुद्र, जो सर्व बाजूंनी अधिकाधिक विस्तारला होता.
Nārada (context continuation)
Tirtha: Kapileśvara/Nandabhadra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pārtha
Scene: An allegorical tableau: the devotee stands firm like a pillar while waves shaped as dharma-symbols (truth, compassion, restraint) expand around him—an ‘ocean of dharma’ spreading in all directions; the liṅga shrine anchors the horizon.
FAQs
Righteousness requires discernment: choosing the faultless course in all contexts makes dharma expansive like an ocean.
Not named in this verse, but it continues the Bahūdaka māhātmya context.
None; the focus is on ethical clarity and steadfastness.