Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 57
विनष्टेषु च कार्येषु तस्य वाच्यं शुभाशुभम् । स एव प्रथमं गच्छेत्पृथिव्यां स्वार्थसिद्धये
vinaṣṭeṣu ca kāryeṣu tasya vācyaṃ śubhāśubham | sa eva prathamaṃ gacchetpṛthivyāṃ svārthasiddhaye
Lorsque les entreprises sont ruinées, qu’on lui expose ce qui est faste et néfaste. Et que Lui-même soit le premier à se rendre sur la terre, afin que son dessein s’accomplisse.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator within Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa)
Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Devas or emissaries presenting a candid report of auspicious and inauspicious signs to Upendra; Upendra poised to be the first to descend to earth.
FAQs
Dharma requires truthful discernment—speaking what is auspicious/inauspicious—and personal initiative in righteous action when obstacles arise.
The broader context is the glory of Vastrāpathakṣetra within Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa, though this verse itself focuses on counsel and action rather than a site-description.
No explicit rite is prescribed here; it emphasizes proper counsel (vācyaṃ śubhāśubham) and timely action.