Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 10
इदं सत्यं वदामीति ब्रुवन्साक्षी भवान्यतः । शुभाशुभफलं देहि शुचिः पादौ रवेः स्वृशेत्
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Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Sūrya-sākṣitva (implicit solar tīrtha)
Type: ghat
Scene: At sunrise, a purified person stands with folded hands, declaring truth; the radiant Sun is anthropomorphized with lotus-feet; the devotee symbolically touches/adores those feet, asking for the rightful फल.
FAQs
Truthful testimony is sacred; invoking the Sun emphasizes that cosmic order supports and judges speech.
No specific tīrtha is named; the verse centers on Sūrya as a universal divine witness.
A form of oath-taking: while declaring truth, remain pure and touch the Sun’s feet (symbolically/ritually) while accepting the karmic outcome.