Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 5
नाज्ञातं तस्य किंचिच्च यद्धर्मेषु प्रकीर्त्यते । सर्वेषां च सुहृन्नित्यं सर्वेषां च हिते रतः
nājñātaṃ tasya kiṃcicca yaddharmeṣu prakīrtyate | sarveṣāṃ ca suhṛnnityaṃ sarveṣāṃ ca hite rataḥ
Tiada sesuatu pun yang diajarkan tentang dharma yang tidak diketahuinya. Dia sentiasa menjadi sahabat bagi semua, dan tekun demi kesejahteraan semua makhluk.
Nārada (context continuation)
Tirtha: Kapileśvara/Nandabhadra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pārtha
Scene: The merchant is shown assisting travelers, feeding the poor, speaking kindly, and offering guidance—his dharma-knowledge expressed as universal friendship; the liṅga shrine stands in the background as the moral center.
FAQs
True dharma is both knowledge and benevolence: learning must mature into universal friendship and active welfare.
Indirectly Bahūdaka, by portraying the saintly life fostered around its Śiva worship.
No specific rite is prescribed; the verse emphasizes ethical conduct and universal well-wishing.