Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 3
विजयोनाम पुण्यात्मा साहाय्याच्चंडिलस्य च । को न्वसौ चंडिलोनाम विजयोनाम कस्तथा
vijayonāma puṇyātmā sāhāyyāccaṃḍilasya ca | ko nvasau caṃḍilonāma vijayonāma kastathā
名为毗阇耶者，乃具福德之人，曾为旃提罗（Caṇḍila）之助缘。那名为旃提罗者究竟是谁？而那位正直有德、名为毗阇耶者又是谁，竟作了他的帮手？
Sages (question to the narrator, per Māheśvarakhaṇḍa framing)
Listener: Sūta
Scene: Śaunaka, surrounded by sages, leans forward with questioning gaze, naming Caṇḍila and Vijaya; Sūta sits poised to narrate their origins; the scene conveys suspense before a sacred biography unfolds.
FAQs
It elevates selfless assistance to the virtuous as a dharmic act worthy of inquiry and remembrance.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it serves as a narrative lead-in.
None in this verse; it is a question introducing the characters.