Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 38
मनसा निश्चयं कृत्वा ततो वाचाऽभिधीयते । क्रियते कर्मणा पश्चात्प्रमाणं हि मनस्ततः
manasā niścayaṃ kṛtvā tato vācā'bhidhīyate | kriyate karmaṇā paścātpramāṇaṃ hi manastataḥ
أولًا يُعقَد العزمُ الراسخ في القلب، ثم يُعلَن بالقول، ثم يُنجَز بالفعل. لذلك فالعقل/القلب هو المعيار الحقّ (جذر النيّة).
Sāvitrī (continuing her reasoning)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: King and assembly (implied)
Scene: A contemplative teaching moment: Sāvitrī (or the speaker) explains the threefold progression—mind, speech, action—perhaps illustrated with symbolic motifs (lotus at heart, spoken word, ritual act).
FAQs
Dharma begins with inner resolve; speech and action should follow a purified, steady mind.
Prabhāsakṣetra is the Māhātmya setting; the verse teaches inner discipline aligned with sacred-place ethos.
Implicitly saṅkalpa (resolve) as foundational to any rite, but no specific ritual is detailed.