Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 72
तदेतत्पालनीयं स्याद्भूमिजानां श्रुतिर्वदेत् । त्वया नास्तिक्यवाक्येन चेदेतदभिधीयते
tadetatpālanīyaṃ syādbhūmijānāṃ śrutirvadet | tvayā nāstikyavākyena cedetadabhidhīyate
આ નિશ્ચયે પાલનીય છે—એવું ભૂમિજનની પરંપરાગત શ્રુતિ કહે છે. પરંતુ તું જો નાસ્તિક્યવચનોમાં આ કહે, તો તે રીતે તે ગ્રાહ્ય નથી.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), addressing the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa convention)
Scene: A didactic assembly: an elder teacher admonishes a disputant, emphasizing that sacred injunctions must be preserved and not voiced with disbelief; palm-leaf manuscripts of śruti and purāṇa lie nearby.
FAQs
Dharma is to be upheld with reverent intent; cynical or faithless framing undermines right teaching.
No tīrtha is mentioned; the emphasis is on maintaining dharma as validated by tradition.
The prescription is general observance (pālana) of dharma; no specific rite is detailed.