Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 17
न शब्दविद्यासमयो देवताभ्यर्चनानि च । यथा जातेन सततं वर्तितव्यमहर्निशम्
na śabdavidyāsamayo devatābhyarcanāni ca | yathā jātena satataṃ vartitavyamaharniśam
ولا يكون له مجالٌ لتهذيب علم الألفاظ المقدّسة، ولا لعبادة الآلهة على النهج الفيدي؛ بل ينبغي أن يسلك دائمًا، ليلًا ونهارًا، وفق المنزلة التي وُلد فيها.
Unknown (Revā Khaṇḍa narrative voice; likely a Purāṇic teacher addressing a listener within the Revā-māhātmya frame)
Tirtha: Revā (contextual)
Type: ghat
Scene: A devotee performs simple daily service—sweeping a ghat, offering a lamp, carrying water for pilgrims—while a learned priest performs Vedic rites separately; both acts occur harmoniously at the same tīrtha.
FAQs
Right conduct is portrayed as consistency in one’s ordained way of life, maintained continuously rather than sporadically.
No single site is named; the broader Revā Khaṇḍa backdrop links the teaching to the sacred milieu of the Revā/Narmadā.
No positive ritual is prescribed; the verse speaks about (non-)authorization of certain learning/worship modes and stresses continuous proper conduct.