Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 35
वेदस्मृतिपुराणोक्तधर्मे यो नित्यमास्थितः । प्रियाप्रियविमुक्तं तं नारदं प्रणमाम्यहम्
vedasmṛtipurāṇoktadharme yo nityamāsthitaḥ | priyāpriyavimuktaṃ taṃ nāradaṃ praṇamāmyaham
जो वेद, स्मृती व पुराणोक्त धर्मात नित्य स्थित आहे, आणि प्रिय-अप्रियाच्या राग-द्वेषापासून मुक्त आहे—त्या नारदांना मी प्रणाम करतो।
Unspecified (Kaumārikākhaṇḍa context: Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa addressing sages)
Scene: Nārada as śāstra-bearer: manuscripts labeled Veda/Smṛti/Purāṇa, teaching posture; a balanced scale or calm lake symbolizing equanimity; devotees listening with composed faces.
FAQs
True dharma is steady adherence to scriptural teaching, coupled with inner freedom from attraction and aversion.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; the focus is on the greatness of Nārada’s dharmic character.
No explicit ritual is prescribed; the verse functions as a devotional salutation (praṇāma) and ethical ideal.