Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 8
ऊचुः परस्परं तत्र नानादर्शनवेदिनः । वेदवादरताः केचिदवदन्संमतेन वै
ūcuḥ parasparaṃ tatra nānādarśanavedinaḥ | vedavādaratāḥ kecidavadansaṃmatena vai
هناك تكلّم العارفون بمذاهب شتّى فيما بينهم؛ وكان بعضُهم مولعًا بالجدال في شؤون الفيدا، فيخاصمون على وفق ما يعدّه كلٌّ منهم «متَّفَقًا عليه» أو ذا سُلطةٍ معتبرة.
Narrator (within Māheśvara-khaṇḍa Kedāra-khaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Kedāra-kṣetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Groups of learned seers converse in clusters near the ongoing rite—some calm, some animated—gesturing as they compare doctrines and Vedic interpretations while the sacred ceremony continues.
FAQs
Mere intellectual debate, even about scripture, can become self-referential; wisdom requires moving from argument to realized truth.
The discussion occurs in the Kedāra-khaṇḍa setting, part of the Kedāra pilgrimage world centered on Śiva.
No direct prescription; it describes doctrinal debate arising in the ritual assembly.