Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 82
साधु ते व्याहृतं वत्स एवमेतन्न चान्यथा । सत्यं सारस्वतः प्राह सत्या चैवं तथा श्रुतिः
sādhu te vyāhṛtaṃ vatsa evametanna cānyathā | satyaṃ sārasvataḥ prāha satyā caivaṃ tathā śrutiḥ
বৎস, তুমি উত্তম কথা বলেছ—এটাই সত্য, অন্যথা নয়। সারস্বত একে সত্য বলে ঘোষণা করেছেন, আর শ্রুতিও তদ্রূপ একে সত্য বলে স্বীকার করে।
Brahmā (Padmabhū) replying (deduced from prior verse context)
Scene: An elder authority figure affirms a young speaker: ‘sādhu te’; a gesture of approval, calm faces, palm raised in blessing; manuscripts/veda symbols indicating śruti support.
FAQs
Purāṇic dharma is presented as consistent with Vedic authority—true teaching is what Śruti confirms.
No holy site is mentioned; the focus is scriptural validation.
No specific rite; it asserts the truth-status of the preceding dharmic instruction.