Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 39
अनृतं भाषसे पाप शिक्षायोग्योऽसि दुर्मते । इत्युक्त्वा सहसोत्पत्य कक्षामध्ये स्थिरोऽस्य च
anṛtaṃ bhāṣase pāpa śikṣāyogyo'si durmate | ityuktvā sahasotpatya kakṣāmadhye sthiro'sya ca
“ಪಾಪಿ! ನೀನು ಅಸತ್ಯವನ್ನು ಮಾತನಾಡುತ್ತೀ; ದುರ್ಮತಿ, ನೀನು ಶಿಕ್ಷೆಗೆ ಯೋಗ್ಯನು.” ಎಂದು ಹೇಳಿ ಅವನು ತಕ್ಷಣ ಜಿಗಿದು, ಅವನ ಕಕ್ಷಮಧ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ (ನಡುಮಟ್ಟದಲ್ಲಿ) ದೃಢವಾಗಿ ನಿಂತನು.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages
Scene: Barbarīka sharply rebukes the ascetic as a liar and sinner, then springs up in a swift motion, positioning himself firmly at the opponent’s side/within his hold, ready to restrain or correct him.
FAQs
Truthfulness is upheld as dharma; false speech is condemned as adharma deserving restraint and correction.
No tīrtha is referenced in this verse; it is a moral-heroic moment within the narrative.
No direct ritual instruction appears; the verse emphasizes ethical discipline (śikṣā) against falsehood.