Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 30
सनत्कुमार उवाच । श्रुतास्ते भगवन्धर्मास्त्वन्मुखान्मुक्तिहेतवः । यैर्मुक्तपापा मनुजास्तरिष्यंति भवार्णवम्
sanatkumāra uvāca | śrutāste bhagavandharmāstvanmukhānmuktihetavaḥ | yairmuktapāpā manujāstariṣyaṃti bhavārṇavam
Sinabi ni Sanatkumāra: “O Panginoon, narinig ko mula sa iyong sariling bibig ang mga dharmang yaon—mga sanhi ng kalayaan—na sa pamamagitan nito ang mga tao, napalaya sa kasalanan, ay tatawid sa karagatan ng pag-iral sa sanlibutan.”
Sanatkumāra
Listener: Bhagavān Rudra
Scene: Sanatkumāra speaks with folded hands, acknowledging Rudra’s teachings as liberation-causes; behind them, a symbolic ocean of saṃsāra with a small boat/ford motif suggests crossing through dharma.
FAQs
Dharma taught by the Lord functions as a direct means to liberation, removing sin and enabling transcendence of saṃsāra.
No specific site is named; the focus is liberation through Śiva’s instruction.
Not specified here; it refers generally to dharmas that purify sin and lead to mokṣa.