Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 169
सत्यं वाच्यं नित्यमैत्रेण भाव्यं कार्यं त्याज्यं नित्यमायासकारि । लोकेऽमुष्मिन्यद्दिनं स्यात्तथास्मिन्नात्मा योगे येजनीयो गभीरैः
satyaṃ vācyaṃ nityamaitreṇa bhāvyaṃ kāryaṃ tyājyaṃ nityamāyāsakāri | loke'muṣminyaddinaṃ syāttathāsminnātmā yoge yejanīyo gabhīraiḥ
Kebenaran hendaknya selalu diucapkan; sikap bersahabat hendaknya senantiasa dipelihara; dan perbuatan yang terus-menerus menimbulkan letih serta gelisah patut ditinggalkan. Sebagaimana hari berlalu di dunia ini, demikian pula ia membentuk alam berikutnya—maka para bijak hendaknya memuja Sang Diri melalui yoga yang mendalam.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages
Scene: A calm yogin seated in meditation at dawn; around him faint symbolic scenes: truthful speech as a clear stream, friendliness as open hands, and discarded burdens representing abandoned agitation; a subtle path leading from ‘today’ to ‘beyond’.
FAQs
Speak truth, cultivate goodwill, avoid harmful agitation, and worship the Self through profound yoga.
None; it presents universal ethical and yogic instruction.
Not a site-ritual; it prescribes satya, maitri, renunciation of distressing acts, and yogic inner worship.