Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 72
गवां क्षीरं प्रदातव्यं जिह्वाशोधनमुत्तमम् । जिह्वापरीक्षणं कुर्याद्दग्धा चेन्न तु विमोच्यते
gavāṃ kṣīraṃ pradātavyaṃ jihvāśodhanamuttamam | jihvāparīkṣaṇaṃ kuryāddagdhā cenna tu vimocyate
गाय का दूध देना चाहिए—यह जीभ को शुद्ध करने का उत्तम उपाय है। जीभ की परीक्षा करे; यदि वह जली हो, तो उसे मुक्त न किया जाए।
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)
Scene: After the ordeal, attendants offer cow’s milk to the accused; the officiant inspects the tongue under lamplight; the decision of release hinges on whether burning is visible.
FAQs
Dharma links inner truth to outward signs; compassion (milk as soothing purifier) accompanies strict moral discernment.
No holy site is described; this is a procedural instruction.
Give cow’s milk for tongue-cleansing and assess the tongue; a burn mark implies the person is not acquitted.