Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 63
भद्रायुषे प्रयच्छेति बोधयित्वा च नैषधम् । ऋषभो निर्जगामाथ देशकालार्थतत्त्ववित्
bhadrāyuṣe prayaccheti bodhayitvā ca naiṣadham | ṛṣabho nirjagāmātha deśakālārthatattvavit
نیشدھ کے راجا کو یہ سمجھا کر کہ “اسے بھدرایوش کے حوالے کر دو”، رِشبھ—جو مقام، زمان اور مقصد کے اصول جانتا تھا—پھر روانہ ہو گیا۔
Purāṇic narrator (contextual; likely Sūta-style narration)
Listener: Naiṣadha king (Candrāṅgada)
Scene: The sage gives a clear directive—‘Give her to Bhadrāyuṣa’—then calmly departs; the king remains thoughtful, hands folded, absorbing the instruction.
FAQs
Right action depends on discernment of place, time, and purpose; sages embody this discernment and guide society accordingly.
No tīrtha is referenced; the emphasis is ethical discernment (deśa-kāla-artha).
An instruction regarding giving a daughter in marriage is implied, but no formal rite is detailed in this verse.