Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 3
विजयोनाम पुण्यात्मा साहाय्याच्चंडिलस्य च । को न्वसौ चंडिलोनाम विजयोनाम कस्तथा
vijayonāma puṇyātmā sāhāyyāccaṃḍilasya ca | ko nvasau caṃḍilonāma vijayonāma kastathā
Vijaya yang berhati suci telah menjadi pembantu kepada Caṇḍila. Maka siapakah Caṇḍila itu, dan siapakah pula Vijaya yang berjiwa dharma itu, yang menjadi penolong Caṇḍila?
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.