Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 19
स त्वमाहूय विप्रेंद्रान्धर्मशास्त्रविचक्षणान् । पृष्ट्वा तान्कुरु यच्छ्रेयः पितॄणामात्मना सह
sa tvamāhūya vipreṃdrāndharmaśāstravicakṣaṇān | pṛṣṭvā tānkuru yacchreyaḥ pitṝṇāmātmanā saha
Oleh itu, panggillah para brāhmaṇa terunggul yang mahir dalam Dharma-śāstra. Setelah bertanya kepada mereka, lakukanlah apa yang benar-benar membawa kebaikan bagi para leluhur, beserta kesejahteraan dirimu sendiri.
Narrator (contextual advisor-voice; exact speaker not explicit in the snippet)
Listener: the King
Scene: The queen advises the king to summon learned brāhmaṇas; the scene shifts from private counsel to preparation for a formal dharma-sabhā.
FAQs
Right action is guided by śāstra and realized teachers; seeking counsel is itself part of dharma.
No single site is named; the Arbuda narrative frame later emphasizes tīrtha-yātrā and ritual purity.
The prescription is procedural: summon dharma-expert brāhmaṇas and act after inquiry (praśna) and guidance.