Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 84
अत्र गाथा पुरा गीता मुनिभिर्धर्मवादिभिः । प्राणात्यये समुत्पन्ने शपथे नास्ति पातकम्
atra gāthā purā gītā munibhirdharmavādibhiḥ | prāṇātyaye samutpanne śapathe nāsti pātakam
«À ce sujet, jadis les sages qui exposaient le dharma ont chanté une ancienne gāthā : lorsqu’une situation de mort survient, il n’y a pas de péché dans un serment rompu sous une telle contrainte.»
Kapilā’s companions/friends (continuation)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa (frame)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A sage-like figure or elder recites an ‘ancient gāthā’ while others listen; the atmosphere shifts from grief to reflective jurisprudence.
FAQs
Dharma includes nuanced exceptions: mortal peril can mitigate the fault connected with oaths.
No tīrtha is named; the verse provides dharma-principle support within the Arbuda narrative.
None; it cites a traditional authority (gāthā) about sinlessness under life-threatening compulsion.