Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 140
ते सर्वे चाज्ञया तेषां वर्तयिष्यंत्यसंशयम् । युष्मद्वाक्यविहीनं यत्कृत्यं स्वल्पमपि द्विज
te sarve cājñayā teṣāṃ vartayiṣyaṃtyasaṃśayam | yuṣmadvākyavihīnaṃ yatkṛtyaṃ svalpamapi dvija
Mereka semua, tanpa syak, akan bertindak menurut perintah mereka. Apa jua perbuatan—walau kecil, wahai dvija (yang dua kali lahir)—yang dilakukan tanpa kata (izin)mu…
Indra (continuing)
Tirtha: Kapālamocana (contextual; name declared next verse)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A divine speaker (Indra implied by the surrounding narrative) addresses a ‘good brāhmaṇa’, stressing that all will act by the brāhmaṇa’s command; the setting hints at a sacred ford/ghāṭa where rites are regulated.
FAQs
Sacred communities flourish when actions align with dharmic guidance and authorized spiritual counsel.
The verse supports the institutional sanctity forming around Kapālamocana-tīrtha.
No explicit ritual; it lays down a governance principle—acts should be performed with the brāhmaṇa’s sanctioned counsel.
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