Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 38
मौंजीहोमः प्रमाणं स्यान्मुनिवाक्येन चेद्भवेत् । तदेतदपि वाक्यं हि कात्यायनमुनेः स्फुटम्
mauṃjīhomaḥ pramāṇaṃ syānmunivākyena cedbhavet | tadetadapi vākyaṃ hi kātyāyanamuneḥ sphuṭam
Si l’on s’en remet au témoignage des sages, alors le rite nommé Mauñjī-homa doit être tenu pour une preuve valable ; car ce point même est clairement énoncé dans les paroles explicites du sage Kātyāyana.
Narrator (contextual; likely Sūta’s narrative frame in Tīrthamāhātmya)
Scene: A learned assembly where a sage’s citation is offered as proof; palm-leaf manuscripts and ritual fire imagery suggest Mauñjī-homa and Kātyāyana’s authority.
FAQs
Dharma is to be grounded in reliable authority—especially the clear testimony of realized sages and established tradition.
This verse supports the narrative authority within the Viṣṇupadī-Gaṅgā context; the specific tīrtha is elaborated in the surrounding verses about Viṣṇupadī Gaṅgā.
Mauñjī-homa is referenced as an authoritative rite/criterion when supported by sage testimony.