Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 43
पशुमुख उवाच । यदाचरंति विद्वांसः सदा धर्मपरायणाः । तदेव विदुषा कार्यमात्मनो हितमिच्छता
paśumukha uvāca | yadācaraṃti vidvāṃsaḥ sadā dharmaparāyaṇāḥ | tadeva viduṣā kāryamātmano hitamicchatā
പശുമുഖൻ പറഞ്ഞു—സദാ ധർമ്മപരായണരായ പണ്ഡിതർ ഏത് ആചാരം അനുഷ്ഠിക്കുന്നുവോ, സ്വന്തം യഥാർത്ഥ ഹിതം ആഗ്രഹിക്കുന്ന ജ്ഞാനിയും അതേ ചെയ്യണം।
Paśumukha
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Caṇḍa and the group (contextual)
Scene: Paśumukha instructs companions, pointing toward a group of serene sages performing simple dharmic acts—offering water, reciting, walking with restraint—implying ‘follow the learned’.
FAQs
Personal good is secured by following the conduct of dharma-centered sages rather than impulsive or self-serving choices.
The instruction occurs within the Prabhāsa-kṣetra māhātmya narrative, emphasizing right conduct while engaging with sacred places.
No specific rite is detailed; the prescription is ethical: imitate the dharmic practice of the wise.