Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 73
अथ प्रहस्य गोविन्दस्तमाह मुनिसत्तमम् । न हि ते वचनं जातु मृषा भवितुमर्हति
atha prahasya govindastamāha munisattamam | na hi te vacanaṃ jātu mṛṣā bhavitumarhati
Da sprach Govinda lächelnd zu dem erhabensten der Weisen: „Wahrlich, dein Wort kann niemals unwahr werden.“
Govinda (Śrī Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa)
Tirtha: Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Scene: Govinda smiles gently at the humbled Durvāsā and speaks words of reassurance: the sage’s word will not be rendered false; the mood turns from penitence to wonder and relief.
FAQs
Truthfulness is upheld as a cosmic principle—divinity honors the truthful word of a realized sage.
Dvārakā is the setting in the Dvārakā Māhātmya, where divine dialogue reveals dharma and grace.
None; the focus is on satya (truth) and the sanctity of a sage’s utterance.