Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 115
स्वबावान्नैव सर्वार्थाः संसिद्धा यदि ते मते । भोजनादि कथं सिध्येद्वद कर्तारमंतरा
svabāvānnaiva sarvārthāḥ saṃsiddhā yadi te mate | bhojanādi kathaṃ sidhyedvada kartāramaṃtarā
បើតាមទស្សនៈរបស់អ្នក លទ្ធផលទាំងអស់មិនសម្រេចដោយស្វ័យធម្មជាតិទេ នោះសូមប្រាប់ខ្ញុំ៖ ការញ៉ាំអាហារ និងអ្វីៗដូច្នោះ នឹងសម្រេចបានដូចម្តេច បើគ្មានអ្នកធ្វើ (ភាគីប្រតិបត្តិ)?
Unclear from snippet; argumentative voice within the dialogue
Scene: A philosopher-sage gestures toward a simple act—taking food—to illustrate the necessity of a doer; listeners reflect, some holding ritual implements, linking daily action to sacred action.
FAQs
It argues that accomplishments arise through agency and effort, not from ‘nature alone,’ aligning dharma with responsible action.
No site is mentioned; it is a causality/agency argument within the chapter’s discourse.
No ritual is prescribed; it uses everyday action (eating) as an example to establish the principle of a doer.