Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 34
नानाविदा धर्मवार्ताः प्रकरिष्यसि ब्राह्मण । इत्युक्त्वा विजयाद्यास्ता देवीचरितवर्णनैः
nānāvidā dharmavārtāḥ prakariṣyasi brāhmaṇa | ityuktvā vijayādyāstā devīcaritavarṇanaiḥ
Pagkasabi, “O Brāhmaṇa, maglalahad ka ng sari-saring pag-uusap tungkol sa dharma,” si Vijayā at ang iba pang kasama ay nagpalipas ng oras sa pagsasalaysay ng mga gawa at salaysay ng Diyosa.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) narrating; the addressed person is a Brāhmaṇa/brahmacārī within the story
Listener: brāhmaṇa (within the scene)
Scene: In a forest hermitage, a learned brāhmaṇa sits as Vijayā and her companions pass time by narrating the Goddess’s deeds; palm-leaf manuscripts, sacrificial implements, and calm āśrama life surround them.
FAQs
Remembering and narrating the Goddess’s deeds is itself dharmic conduct and a means of sanctifying time.
No tīrtha is named; the verse highlights Devī-kathā and dharma discourse rather than sacred geography.
No explicit ritual is prescribed; devotional narration (kathā) is presented as a dharmic practice.