Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 6
किमेष शास्त्रनिर्दिष्टो मार्गः किमुत लौकिकः । मुह्यते मे मनो देव तेन त्वं वक्तुमर्हसि
kimeṣa śāstranirdiṣṭo mārgaḥ kimuta laukikaḥ | muhyate me mano deva tena tvaṃ vaktumarhasi
Est-ce une voie prescrite par les śāstras, ou seulement une manière mondaine ? Mon esprit est troublé, ô Seigneur ; daigne donc l’expliquer.
Pārvatī / Devī
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Īśvara (Śiva)
Scene: Devī, perplexed, asks Śiva whether the observed path is scripturally enjoined or merely worldly; an intimate teaching moment amid the larger Prabhāsa pilgrimage map.
FAQs
Dharma requires discernment: one must distinguish scriptural practice from mere social contagion or confusion.
Prabhāsakṣetra is the narrative setting; the verse itself focuses on discerning the correct path rather than naming a new tīrtha.
A request for authoritative teaching: the Devī asks Śiva to clarify whether the observed behavior is śāstra-approved.