Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 9
एवमेव न चाप्येवमेवमेव न चान्यथा । कार्यमेव न वा कार्यं कार्याकार्यं तथा परे
evameva na cāpyevamevameva na cānyathā | kāryameva na vā kāryaṃ kāryākāryaṃ tathā pare
“بالکل ایسا ہی!”—“بالکل ایسا نہیں!”—“صرف ایسا ہی!”—“اس کے سوا نہیں!” یوں بعض لوگ جھگڑتے رہے: “یہ کرنا ہی چاہیے”، یا “یہ کرنا ضروری نہیں”، اور کچھ لوگ کرنے اور نہ کرنے کے کام پر بحث کرتے رہے۔
Narrator (reporting the disputants)
Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedāranātha)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka and sages at Naimiṣāraṇya (implied)
Scene: In the Kedāra precinct, groups of brāhmaṇas argue loudly, gesturing and counter-gesturing, while the serene presence of Śiva’s sanctity looms in the background, contrasting noise with stillness.
FAQs
Without inner clarity, even dharma-discussion devolves into contradiction; discernment must be grounded in realized truth, not slogans.
Indirectly, the Kedāra-khaṇḍa milieu frames the episode within Kedāra’s sacred Śaiva geography.
No specific rite is prescribed; the verse portrays disagreement about duty (kārya/akārya).