Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 33
ब्रह्मोवाच । किमागमनकृत्यं वो ब्रूत तत्त्वेन पुत्रकाः । कुशलं वो महाभागाः पुत्रशिष्याग्निबन्धुषु
brahmovāca | kimāgamanakṛtyaṃ vo brūta tattvena putrakāḥ | kuśalaṃ vo mahābhāgāḥ putraśiṣyāgnibandhuṣu
برہما نے کہا: اے پیارے بیٹو، سچ سچ بتاؤ—تمہارے آنے کا مقصد کیا ہے؟ اے خوش نصیبوؤ، کیا تم اپنے بیٹوں، شاگردوں، یَجْن کی مقدس آگوں اور رشتہ داروں سمیت خیریت سے ہو؟
Brahmā
Tirtha: Dvārakā (framing)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Ṛṣayaḥ
Scene: Brahmā addresses the sages with a gentle, paternal expression, one hand raised in inquiry; sages sit attentively with staffs and waterpots; sacred fires implied nearby.
FAQs
Dharma includes truthful speech and responsible care for one’s lineage, disciples, sacred rites, and relationships.
The chapter belongs to Dvārakā Māhātmya, but this verse is a conversational prelude rather than a tīrtha-glorification statement.
No new rite is prescribed; “agni” indicates continuity of maintained sacred fires as part of āśrama-dharma.