Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 2
चमत्कारपुरे विप्रः पुरासीत्संशितव्रतः । चंडशर्मेति विख्यातो रूपौदार्यगुणान्वितः
camatkārapure vipraḥ purāsītsaṃśitavrataḥ | caṃḍaśarmeti vikhyāto rūpaudāryaguṇānvitaḥ
چمتکار پور میں قدیم زمانے میں ایک وِپر (برہمن) رہتا تھا، جو اپنے ورتوں میں ثابت قدم تھا۔ وہ چنڈشرما کے نام سے مشہور تھا، اور حسن، سخاوت اور نیک اوصاف سے آراستہ تھا۔
Sūta
Type: kshetra
Listener: brāhmaṇa-sattamāḥ
Scene: A dignified brāhmaṇa (Caṇḍaśarman) in a city setting—clean attire, sacred thread, calm face—shown giving alms or performing daily rites, establishing his virtuous baseline.
FAQs
The verse sets up a moral narrative: even the virtuous and vow-steadfast can be tested, making dharma a lived discipline.
The Gaṅgā-māhātmya framework continues; the immediate place named is Camatkārapura, the story’s setting.
No direct ritual instruction; it introduces a character known for vrata (vowed discipline).