Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 9
प्रतिश्रुतं कृतं श्लाघ्या दासतांत्यजपक्वणे । हरिश्चंद्रस्येव नृणां न श्लाघ्या सत्यसंधता
pratiśrutaṃ kṛtaṃ ślāghyā dāsatāṃtyajapakvaṇe | hariścaṃdrasyeva nṛṇāṃ na ślāghyā satyasaṃdhatā
Tenir une promesse une fois donnée est vraiment digne d’éloge—même chez celui qui a mûri en renonçant à la dépendance servile. Pourtant, parmi les hommes, la fidélité inébranlable à la vérité n’est pas louée comme elle le devrait, bien qu’elle soit telle celle du roi Hariścandra.
Mārkaṇḍeya (contextual, inferred from subsequent verses)
Scene: A didactic moment: the speaker contrasts genuine praiseworthiness of keeping promises with society’s shallow valuation, invoking King Hariścandra as a luminous moral reference.
FAQs
Dharma is upheld by satya—fulfilling one’s word is a sacred virtue exemplified by Hariścandra.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it functions as a dharma-instruction within the Kaumārikākhaṇḍa narrative.
None explicitly; the verse emphasizes ethical observance—truthfulness and keeping vows.