Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 33
श्मशानवत्परित्याज्यः सत्यधर्मबहिष्कृतः । सत्यवागसि भद्रं ते मा विचालय देवताः
śmaśānavatparityājyaḥ satyadharmabahiṣkṛtaḥ | satyavāgasi bhadraṃ te mā vicālaya devatāḥ
જે સત્ય અને ધર્મથી બહિષ્કૃત છે તે શ્મશાન સમાન ત્યાજ્ય છે. પરંતુ તું સત્યવાણી છે—તારું કલ્યાણ થાઓ; દેવતાઓને વિચલિત ન કર.
Brahmā (admonishing; inferred from flow into vākpāśa theme)
Listener: Dānavendra
Scene: A moral contrast: the shadowy cremation-ground symbol behind an adharma-figure, while the addressed Dānava is shown with a clear, truthful face; devas in the background remain undisturbed.
FAQs
Truth and dharma are the standard of worth; one who rejects them is to be avoided, and even the powerful must not harass the gods.
No specific tīrtha is named; the verse focuses on moral conduct (satya-dharma) within the Dharmāraṇya narrative.
None directly; it gives ethical guidance—maintain truthfulness and refrain from offending the devatās.