Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 36
सांकृतिरुवाच । अनृतं नोक्तपूर्वं मे स्वैरेष्वपि पितामह । ज्ञायते देवदेवेश तत्कथं तत्करोम्यहम्
sāṃkṛtiruvāca | anṛtaṃ noktapūrvaṃ me svaireṣvapi pitāmaha | jñāyate devadeveśa tatkathaṃ tatkaromyaham
ಸಾಂಕೃತಿಯು ಹೇಳಿದನು—ಹೇ ಪಿತಾಮಹ, ನಾನು ಹಿಂದೆ ಎಂದಿಗೂ ಅಸತ್ಯವನ್ನು ಹೇಳಿಲ್ಲ; ಅಲಕ್ಷ್ಯದ ಕ್ಷಣಗಳಲ್ಲಿಯೂ ಅಲ್ಲ. ದೇವದೇವೇಶನು ಸರ್ವಜ್ಞನಾಗಿರುವಾಗ ನಾನು ಅದನ್ನು (ಸುಳ್ಳನ್ನು) ಹೇಗೆ ಮಾಡಬಲ್ಲೆ?
Sāṃkṛti
Scene: Sāṃkṛti, composed yet firm, addresses Brahmā with folded hands, declaring he has never spoken untruth and cannot do so because the Lord knows all.
FAQs
Truthfulness (satya) is a foundational dharma; one should not adopt falsehood even under pressure, since the Divine is all-knowing.
This verse occurs within Tīrthamāhātmya narrative framing, but this particular line emphasizes ethical dharma rather than naming a distinct tīrtha.
None explicitly; the instruction here is moral—steadfastness in satya.
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