Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 40
श्रुतमस्ति न ते किंचिद्धेपुरोधो विमृश्यताम् । योषिद्भिः प्रोच्यमानोऽपि उवाचाथ बृहस्पतिः
śrutamasti na te kiṃciddhepurodho vimṛśyatām | yoṣidbhiḥ procyamāno'pi uvācātha bṛhaspatiḥ
“ഹേ പുരോഹിതാ! ഇതിനെക്കുറിച്ച് നീ ഒന്നും കേട്ടിട്ടില്ലേ? ആലോചിക്ക.” സ്ത്രീകൾ പറഞ്ഞുകൊണ്ടിരിക്കുമ്പോഴും അപ്പോൾ ബൃഹസ്പതി പറഞ്ഞു.
Narrator with Bṛhaspati continuing (Bṛhaspati as principal voice)
Tirtha: Kedāra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Dvija audience; internal characters include a priest (purodha) and women petitioners
Scene: Women address the priest; the priest urges reflection; Bṛhaspati prepares to speak, shifting the scene from agitation to ordered instruction.
FAQs
Dharma requires thoughtful deliberation; even learned authorities must reflect before resolving moral complexities.
The Kedārakhaṇḍa narrative context supports Kedāra’s sacred frame, though this verse is primarily dialogical.
None; it emphasizes reflection and counsel rather than a specific ritual act.