Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 30
पापिनो हि महाभागास्तस्मात्सर्वं विमृश्यताम् । तदा पुरोधसा चोक्ताः सर्वे वृक्षाः समागताः
pāpino hi mahābhāgāstasmātsarvaṃ vimṛśyatām | tadā purodhasā coktāḥ sarve vṛkṣāḥ samāgatāḥ
କାରଣ ସେତେବେଳେ, ହେ ମହାଭାଗମାନେ, ତୁମେ ପାପୀ ହେବ; ତେଣୁ ସମସ୍ତ କଥା ଭଲଭାବେ ବିଚାର କରାଯାଉ। ସେ ସମୟରେ ପୁରୋହିତଙ୍କ କଥାନୁସାରେ ସମସ୍ତ ବୃକ୍ଷ ଏକତ୍ର ହେଲେ।
Sūta narrating; concern voiced by the Trees; ‘purodhas’ functions as a guiding ritual authority in the scene
Tirtha: Kedāra-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A priestly figure instructs; the assembled trees gather again, urged to reflect because accepting hatyā would make them sinful.
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Even when serving a higher purpose, dharma requires discernment and guidance—often represented by priestly or authoritative counsel.
Kedāra sacred region (Kedāra-khaṇḍa setting), indirectly through the chapter’s larger sacred narrative.
No direct prescription; it highlights the role of a purodhas (ritual guide) in decision-making.
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