Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 28
तमाह ललितं कृष्णः फाल्गुनं परमं वचः । आत्मौपयिकमेवेदं भैमि पुत्रोऽभ्यभाषत
tamāha lalitaṃ kṛṣṇaḥ phālgunaṃ paramaṃ vacaḥ | ātmaupayikamevedaṃ bhaimi putro'bhyabhāṣata
ਤਦ ਸ੍ਰੀ ਕ੍ਰਿਸ਼ਨ ਨੇ ਫਾਲਗੁਨ ਨੂੰ ਕੋਮਲਤਾ ਨਾਲ ਇਹ ਉੱਤਮ ਬਚਨ ਕਹੇ; ਭੈਮੀ (ਦ੍ਰੌਪਦੀ) ਦੇ ਪੁੱਤਰ ਨੇ ਕਿਹਾ, “ਇਹ ਬਚਨ ਉਸ ਦੇ ਆਪਣੇ ਹੀ ਹਿਤ ਲਈ ਹੈ।”
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating; Kṛṣṇa speaks within the narrative; a remark is attributed to “Bhaimī-putra”
Scene: Kṛṣṇa leans slightly toward Arjuna, speaking softly; Arjuna listens, shoulders easing; Draupadī’s presence implied by epithet ‘Bhīmī-putra’ (her son) as a narrative voice/remark about motive.
FAQs
Discernment is dharma: wise counsel helps distinguish self-serving speech from truth aligned with righteousness.
No site is named in this verse; the chapter’s ongoing frame remains the Guptakṣetra māhātmya.
None; the verse focuses on counsel and interpretation of intent.