Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 17
दास्यामि ते समस्तानि युद्धकाले विशेषतः । नास्य मिथ्या भवेद्वाक्यमिति मत्वा शचीपतिः । मुक्त्वास्त्राणि तदभ्याशे पुनः स्वर्गं गतस्तदा
dāsyāmi te samastāni yuddhakāle viśeṣataḥ | nāsya mithyā bhavedvākyamiti matvā śacīpatiḥ | muktvāstrāṇi tadabhyāśe punaḥ svargaṃ gatastadā
「我は汝にすべてを授けよう。とりわけ戦の時には。」その言葉が虚しくならぬと確信したシャチーの主インドラは、武器をその傍らに置き、再び天界へ帰っていった。
Dadhīci (promise) and Narrator (Indra’s departure)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: The sage promises to give all the weapons, especially in wartime; Indra, assured of the sage’s unfailing word, places the weapons near him and departs to Svarga.
FAQs
The word of a realized sage is treated as unbreakable; satya supported by tapas becomes a pillar of cosmic order.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where the narrative celebrates the sanctity of sages and the dharmic force of truth.
No explicit ritual; the emphasis is on satya-vrata (truthfulness) and dharmic timing in action.