Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 3
हस्तिनापुरसंस्थेन विदुरेण पुरा द्विजाः । गालवो मुनिशार्दूलः पृष्टः स्वगृहमागतः
hastināpurasaṃsthena vidureṇa purā dvijāḥ | gālavo muniśārdūlaḥ pṛṣṭaḥ svagṛhamāgataḥ
ஓ த்விஜர்களே! முற்காலத்தில் ஹஸ்தினாபுரத்தில் வாழ்ந்த விதுரன், தன் இல்லத்திற்கு வந்த முனிஷார்தூலன் காளவனை வினவினான்।
Sūta (narration)
Listener: Brāhmaṇas/Ṛṣis (addressed as द्विजाः)
Scene: Vidura in a modest Hastināpura residence receives the sage Gālava; seated respectfully, Vidura begins a dharma-question as brāhmaṇas witness.
FAQs
Purāṇic tīrtha narratives often teach dharma through exemplary dialogues between householders and sages.
The broader frame remains the kṣetra-māhātmya (Hāṭakeśvara/Śivagaṅgā stream), though this verse introduces an illustrative backstory involving Vidura.
None; it introduces the setting for a dharma inquiry.