Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 53
ततो वास्तुपदं जग्मुः सर्वज्ञो यत्र तिष्ठति । भर्तृयज्ञो महाभागः सर्वसंदेह वारकः
tato vāstupadaṃ jagmuḥ sarvajño yatra tiṣṭhati | bhartṛyajño mahābhāgaḥ sarvasaṃdeha vārakaḥ
പിന്നീട് അവർ വാസ്തുപദത്തിലേക്ക് പോയി; അവിടെ സർവ്വജ്ഞനായ മഹാഭാഗൻ ഭർത്തൃയജ്ഞൻ വസിച്ചിരുന്നു—എല്ലാ സംശയങ്ങളും നീക്കുന്നവൻ।
Narrator (contextual)
Tirtha: Vāstupada
Type: kshetra
Scene: Pilgrims (father and son) arrive at a hermitage or sacred seat named Vāstupada; Bhartṛyajña sits serene, radiating authority; the visitors bow with folded hands.
FAQs
In dharmic confusion, one should approach a true authority who dispels doubt and restores right practice.
Vāstupada is explicitly named and honored as the place where an all-knowing doubt-dispeller resides.
The implied prescription is seeking adjudication/guidance at a sacred site and from a competent dharmic authority before undertaking severe expiation.