Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 19
ज्ञात्वा शास्त्रविधानोक्तं कर्म कर्तुमिहार्हसि । नायं लोकोऽस्ति न परो न सुखं संशयात्मनः
jñātvā śāstravidhānoktaṃ karma kartumihārhasi | nāyaṃ loko'sti na paro na sukhaṃ saṃśayātmanaḥ
শাস্ত্ৰবিধানত কোৱা কৰ্ম বুজি লৈ ইয়াতেই কৰা উচিত; কিয়নো সন্দেহাত্মা মানুহে ন এই লোক পায়, ন পৰলোক, ন সুখ।
Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya
Tirtha: Revā tīrtha (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A teacher (guru/brāhmaṇa) instructs a pilgrim holding a manuscript; the pilgrim’s earlier indecision is shown as a shadowy figure behind; ahead lies a clear path to a ghāṭa/temple marked by ritual implements.
FAQs
Acting with clarity and scriptural alignment leads to welfare; persistent doubt destroys both worldly stability and spiritual progress.
No specific site is mentioned; it sets the rule that tīrtha-related practices should be done per śāstra.
Follow śāstra-vidhi (scriptural procedure) in performing karma, including expiatory and tīrtha practices.
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