Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 65
धर्मार्थकाममोक्षेषु प्रतिज्ञाय विशेषतः । इदं तदिति वाक्यांते प्रोच्यते स विनिर्णयः
dharmārthakāmamokṣeṣu pratijñāya viśeṣataḥ | idaṃ taditi vākyāṃte procyate sa vinirṇayaḥ
After making a specific proposition regarding dharma, artha, kāma, or mokṣa, when at the end of the statement one declares, “This is that,” that is called determination (vinirṇaya).
Satyavrata
Listener: Ṛṣis/śrotṛs (implied)
Scene: A debate or teaching session ends with the guru raising a hand in ‘nirṇaya’ gesture while a scribe writes the concluding line ‘idam tad’.
FAQs
A dharmic teaching should end in a clear conclusion, so the listener is not left in doubt about the intended meaning.
None is named; the verse is methodological, not geographical.
No ritual appears; it prescribes clarity and conclusiveness in instruction.