Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 73
कुर्वाणाः स्वीयकर्माणि मम कृत्यं तु तिष्ठते । देवस्य वचनं श्रुत्वा मुनयो वाक्यमब्रुवन्
kurvāṇāḥ svīyakarmāṇi mama kṛtyaṃ tu tiṣṭhate | devasya vacanaṃ śrutvā munayo vākyamabruvan
“พวกเราต่างกระทำกิจของตน แต่กิจอันศักดิ์สิทธิ์ของพระองค์ยังคงค้างอยู่” ครั้นได้ฟังพระดำรัสของพระผู้เป็นเจ้า เหล่ามุนีก็ตอบว่า
Narrator (Purāṇic narration; sages respond after hearing the Deva)
Tirtha: Revā region (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Sages with matted hair and staffs speak earnestly, palms joined then extending in gentle admonition; Keśava listens attentively, composed, indicating acceptance of counsel.
FAQs
Even while fulfilling one’s personal duties, one should not neglect the divine purpose and sacred obligations connected with dharma.
The broader passage belongs to the Revā Khaṇḍa’s account of a tīrtha connected with Balakeśava and Yodhanīpura.
This verse itself contains no direct ritual; it frames a dialogue leading into the tīrtha’s praises and observances.