Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 39
ततस्ते ब्राह्मणाः सर्वे हर्षेण महतान्विताः । साधुसाध्विति तं प्रोच्य प्रोचुः सत्यमिदं मुने
tataste brāhmaṇāḥ sarve harṣeṇa mahatānvitāḥ | sādhusādhviti taṃ procya procuḥ satyamidaṃ mune
Alors tous ces brāhmaṇas, remplis d’une grande joie, s’écrièrent : « Bien dit, bien dit ! », et déclarèrent : « Ô sage, ceci est véritablement la vérité ».
Brāhmaṇas (addressing a muni/sage within the narrative)
Listener: muni (addressed: ‘muṇe’) and the brāhmaṇa assembly
Scene: A circle of brāhmaṇas rejoicing, hands raised in approval, praising the sage’s statement as true.
FAQs
Truth recognized by the wise brings collective joy and strengthens confidence in dharma and sacred tradition.
The affirmation occurs in the flow of the Viṣṇupadī Gaṅgā narrative; the tīrtha itself is praised more directly in the following verses.
No new ritual is prescribed here; it records the brāhmaṇas’ approval of the sage’s statement.