Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 130
दृष्टपूर्व इवाभासि मया च स्वजनो यथा । सर्वं कथय तत्त्वेन सत्यसारा हि साधवः
dṛṣṭapūrva ivābhāsi mayā ca svajano yathā | sarvaṃ kathaya tattvena satyasārā hi sādhavaḥ
তুমি আমার কাছে পূর্বে দেখা বলে মনে হচ্ছে, যেন আমারই স্বজন। সত্যতত্ত্ব অনুযায়ী সব বলো; কারণ সাধুগণ সত্যেই প্রতিষ্ঠিত।
Unspecified (a compassionate inquirer within the narrative)
Scene: A calm figure speaks with gentle authority, expressing familiarity and urging truthful disclosure; the atmosphere is intimate and ethically charged rather than dramatic.
FAQs
Truth (satya) is presented as the core of sādhus; ethical speech and transparent narration are prerequisites for dharmic resolution.
No tīrtha is referenced in this verse; it conveys a general dharma principle within the story.
None; it is a moral exhortation toward truthful speech.