Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 19
स त्वमाहूय विप्रेंद्रान्धर्मशास्त्रविचक्षणान् । पृष्ट्वा तान्कुरु यच्छ्रेयः पितॄणामात्मना सह
sa tvamāhūya vipreṃdrāndharmaśāstravicakṣaṇān | pṛṣṭvā tānkuru yacchreyaḥ pitṝṇāmātmanā saha
ஆகையால் தர்மசாஸ்திரத்தில் தேர்ந்த சிறந்த பிராமணர்களை அழைத்து, அவர்களிடம் ஆலோசித்து, உன் நலத்தோடு பிதர்களுக்கும் உண்மையான நன்மை தருவதைச் செய்.
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.