Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 30
एवमुक्ते मुनिः प्राह तं शक्रं पुरतः स्थितम् । तत्प्राप्त्यर्थमुपायं तु कथयामि तवापरम्
evamukte muniḥ prāha taṃ śakraṃ purataḥ sthitam | tatprāptyarthamupāyaṃ tu kathayāmi tavāparam
ครั้นกล่าวดังนี้แล้ว มุนีจึงกล่าวแก่ศักระผู้ยืนอยู่เบื้องหน้า ว่า “เราจักบอกอุบายอีกประการหนึ่งแก่ท่าน เพื่อให้ได้มาซึ่งสิ่งเหล่านั้น”
Muni (Dadhīci, implied)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Ṛṣis
Scene: A sage standing or seated, speaking calmly to Śakra who stands respectfully in front; the moment of revealing a new method, with attentive silence around.
FAQs
Right means (upāya) matter—dharma is fulfilled through guidance, wisdom, and lawful method, not mere force.
The Prabhāsa-kṣetra Māhātmya provides the sacred setting, though the verse itself is a narrative hinge.
No explicit ritual; the focus is on revealing a method (upāya) for a dharmic objective.