Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 28
ब्राह्मणा ऊचुः । न मन्त्रहीना हि वयं न च राजन्व्रतैस्तथा । द्रव्येण च न हीनस्त्वमन्यत्पापं विचिन्त्यताम्
brāhmaṇā ūcuḥ | na mantrahīnā hi vayaṃ na ca rājanvrataistathā | dravyeṇa ca na hīnastvamanyatpāpaṃ vicintyatām
Die Brāhmaṇas sprachen: „Uns fehlen weder Mantras, o König, noch Gelübde und Observanzen. Auch du bist nicht arm an Opfergaben und Mitteln. Darum erwäge man eine andere Schuld (pāpa) als Ursache.“
Brāhmaṇas
Tirtha: Revā-tīrtha (Narmadā)
Type: kshetra
Listener: The King (rājan)
Scene: A circle of brāhmaṇas calmly addressing the king: their hands in teaching mudrā, ritual implements orderly, suggesting no technical fault; the king listens, realizing the cause may be unseen pāpa.
FAQs
When outer requirements are fulfilled, dharma asks us to examine subtler ethical or relational causes behind spiritual obstacles.
No tīrtha is explicitly praised in this verse; it remains within the Revā Khaṇḍa narrative context.
Confirm completeness of mantra, vrata, and dravya; if intact, investigate other pāpa/adharma affecting the rite.