Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 123
त्वयान्यथा प्रतिज्ञातमुक्तं चैवान्यथा पुनः । त्वद्दोषो नायमस्माकं तद्वचः श्रृणुमो हि ये
tvayānyathā pratijñātamuktaṃ caivānyathā punaḥ | tvaddoṣo nāyamasmākaṃ tadvacaḥ śrṛṇumo hi ye
អ្នកបានសន្យាទៅមួយបែប ប៉ុន្តែបន្ទាប់មកវិញបាននិយាយខុសទៅទៀត; កំហុសនេះជារបស់អ្នក មិនមែនរបស់យើងទេ ព្រោះយើងគ្រាន់តែជាអ្នកស្តាប់ពាក្យរបស់អ្នកប៉ុណ្ណោះ។
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) addressing the sages (deduced)
Scene: A council-like confrontation: a speaker is challenged by attentive listeners who point out contradiction between promise and later speech; the atmosphere is solemn, ethical, and judicial.
FAQs
A broken promise is the speaker’s moral fault; dharma demands consistency between vow and speech.
No specific site is praised; the verse focuses on universal dharma regarding vows and truthful speech.
None stated; the emphasis is on ethical discipline (satya and pratijñā-pālana).