Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 29
ब्रह्मोवाच । लोहासुर सदा रक्ष वाचोधर्ममभीक्ष्णशः । त्वया यत्प्रार्थितं रुद्रात्तदेव समुपस्थितम्
brahmovāca | lohāsura sadā rakṣa vācodharmamabhīkṣṇaśaḥ | tvayā yatprārthitaṃ rudrāttadeva samupasthitam
બ્રહ્મા બોલ્યા— હે લોહાસુર, તારા વચનનો ધર્મ સદા, અવિરત રીતે રક્ષ. રુદ્ર પાસે તું જે વર માગ્યો હતો, એ જ વર હવે તને પ્રાપ્ત થયો છે.
Brahmā
Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya
Type: kshetra
Listener: Lohāsura
Scene: Brahmā addresses Lohāsura with calm authority, instructing him to protect the dharma of his word; the asura, subdued, listens as a boon’s fulfillment is announced.
FAQs
The dharma of speech—truthfulness and fidelity to one’s word—is foundational; even power gained by boons must be governed by ethical restraint.
No specific tirtha is named; the teaching aligns with the Dharmāraṇya theme of dharma as a sacred ‘forest’ of virtues.
No external rite is prescribed; the instruction is an inner vow: protect vācodharma (truthful, responsible speech).