Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 72
अस्मिन्नर्थे रहस्येनां सत्यं पृच्छंतु योषितः । ततो निवृत्तसंदेहो भविष्यति महाजनः
asminnarthe rahasyenāṃ satyaṃ pṛcchaṃtu yoṣitaḥ | tato nivṛttasaṃdeho bhaviṣyati mahājanaḥ
En cette affaire, que les femmes lui demandent en secret la vérité ; alors la foule sera délivrée du doute.
Unknown (narrative voice within Brahmottarakhaṇḍa; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa-style narrator)
Scene: A group of women conferring quietly in an inner courtyard, veiled or modestly seated, deciding to ask the woman privately; outside, a crowd waits, symbolizing public doubt to be calmed by discreet truth.
FAQs
Truth should be sought with discretion; properly verified truth restores harmony and removes collective doubt.
No tīrtha is referenced; the focus is ethical procedure within the story.
None; it recommends a private inquiry to establish satya.