Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 22
स्वयं दृष्ट्वैव वृत्तांतं कर्तव्यं यत्क्षमं ततः । नात्रास्य वचनादद्य स्थातव्यं तत्र गम्यताम्
svayaṃ dṛṣṭvaiva vṛttāṃtaṃ kartavyaṃ yatkṣamaṃ tataḥ | nātrāsya vacanādadya sthātavyaṃ tatra gamyatām
Sesudah menyaksikan seluruh perkara dengan mata kita sendiri, barulah kita lakukan yang patut. Hari ini jangan kita tinggal di sini hanya bersandar pada ucapannya—marilah pergi ke sana.
Sāvitrī (imperative counsel; continuation of the same exchange)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A calm but firm instruction: see the situation directly, then do what is proper; do not stay here relying on his words—go now.
FAQs
Proper action should be grounded in direct understanding; dharma is strengthened by clarity, not by dependence on questionable reports.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse.
None.