Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 36
अद्यैतत्कर्म कर्तुं च श्रुतिबाह्यं कथंचन । तव वाक्यमपि त्र्यक्ष नान्यथा कर्तुमु त्सहे
adyaitatkarma kartuṃ ca śrutibāhyaṃ kathaṃcana | tava vākyamapi tryakṣa nānyathā kartumu tsahe
Accomplir aujourd’hui cet acte tomberait, d’une certaine manière, hors de l’ordonnance védique (śruti). Et pourtant, ô Triakṣa, je n’ose agir autrement que selon ta parole.
Brahmā
Tirtha: Kapāleśvara-kṣetra (implied)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A devotee-priest, conflicted about Vedic propriety, stands before the Three-eyed Śiva, hands folded, voicing that the act seems outside śruti yet he will not transgress Śiva’s command.
FAQs
Purāṇic dharma balances śruti-based norms with divine instruction; humility before the Supreme is central.
No site is named in this verse; the teaching undergirds tīrtha narratives by emphasizing rightful authority and intention in worship.
An acknowledgement that an act may be śruti-external, yet the speaker resolves to follow Śiva’s directive rather than innovate independently.