Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 45
यः स्वं वाक्यं प्रतिज्ञाय न करोति यथोदितम् । किं तेन न कृतं पापं चौरेणाकृत बुद्धिना
yaḥ svaṃ vākyaṃ pratijñāya na karoti yathoditam | kiṃ tena na kṛtaṃ pāpaṃ caureṇākṛta buddhinā
Quiconque, après avoir promis de sa propre bouche, n’agit pas comme il l’a dit : quel péché cet insensé, tel un voleur, ne commettrait-il pas ?
Narrative voice (contextual, not explicit in this verse)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Sakhyaḥ (companions)
Scene: A moral contrast scene: a person making a solemn promise, then turning away to break it, shadowed by the imagery of a thief; the teacher points to the consequence.
FAQs
Breaking one’s pledged word corrodes dharma and is equated with grave moral failure.
No site is directly named; the verse supplies moral discipline appropriate to a tīrtha-māhātmya setting.
None; it prescribes ethical observance—fulfilling vows and promises.