Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 7
देव्युवाच । आश्चर्यं मम देवेश कपिलषष्ठ्या महेश्वर । विधानं श्रोतुमिच्छामि दानमन्त्रादि पूर्वकम्
devyuvāca | āścaryaṃ mama deveśa kapilaṣaṣṭhyā maheśvara | vidhānaṃ śrotumicchāmi dānamantrādi pūrvakam
A Deusa disse: “Ó Senhor dos deuses, ó Maheśvara, esta Kapilā-Ṣaṣṭhī é para mim algo maravilhoso. Desejo ouvir o seu rito e a sua ordem, começando pelas regras da doação e pelos mantras.”
Devī (Pārvatī)
Tirtha: Kapilā-Ṣaṣṭhī (Prabhāsa observance)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śiva (Devēśa/Maheśvara)
Scene: Devī, seated beside Śiva in a sacred grove/temple precinct, expresses wonder and requests the full Kapilā-Ṣaṣṭhī procedure; attendants hold ritual manuals and offering trays, indicating an impending instruction sequence.
FAQs
Dharma is to be learned with precision—rites become effective when their vidhi (procedure) and mantras are understood and followed.
Kapileśvara/Kāpila-kṣetra indirectly, as the context of the Kapilā-Ṣaṣṭhī observance praised in this chapter.
A request for the full vrata-vidhi, explicitly including dāna rules and mantra details.