Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 16
सूत उवाच । सत्यवाक्येन च तदा तोषितो रविनंदनः । उवाचैनां महाभाग्यो वरदोहं प्रयच्छ मे
sūta uvāca | satyavākyena ca tadā toṣito ravinaṃdanaḥ | uvācaināṃ mahābhāgyo varadohaṃ prayaccha me
সূত বললেন—তখন তার সত্যবাক্যে সন্তুষ্ট হয়ে রবিনন্দন (যম) সেই মহাভাগ্যাকে বললেন—“আমি বরদাতা; আমার কাছে বর প্রার্থনা কর।”
Sūta
Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya
Type: kshetra
Scene: Sūta narrates: Yama, pleased by Varddhanī’s truthful speech, turns benevolent and offers a boon; the mood shifts from tension to grace.
FAQs
Truthful speech (satyavākya) is portrayed as spiritually potent, capable of winning divine pleasure and blessings.
No specific tirtha is named in this verse; it functions as narrative transition within the Dharmāraṇya account.
No formal ritual is given; the implied dharmic practice is satya (truthfulness).