Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 15
ये तार्किकास्तर्कपरास्तथ मीमांसकाश्च ये । अन्योन्यवादिनश्चान्ये चान्ये वात्मवितर्ककाः
ye tārkikāstarkaparāstatha mīmāṃsakāśca ye | anyonyavādinaścānye cānye vātmavitarkakāḥ
Mereka yang ahli logik dan tenggelam dalam hujah, serta para Mīmāṃsaka; yang lain pula saling berdebat sesama sendiri, dan yang lain lagi berspekulasi tentang diri (ātman)—
Narrator (Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa)
Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedāranātha
Type: kshetra
Scene: A group of scholars debating with hand gestures and palm-leaf manuscripts, contrasted with a quiet Śiva shrine in the background drawing the eye toward worship.
FAQs
Intellectual debate alone is incomplete; spiritual life must be grounded in devotion and lived practice.
Within Kedāra-khaṇḍa, the Kedāra pilgrimage ethos is upheld: realization is tied to Śiva’s worship in sacred space, not argument alone.
Implicitly, it points away from mere disputation toward śivārcana (Śiva worship), which is stated explicitly in the next verse.