Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 57
भवद्भिश्च न चाप्यत्र वक्तानां कस्यचित्क्वचित् । मरुत्तः कुरुते यत्नं भूपालो यज्ञसिद्धये
bhavadbhiśca na cāpyatra vaktānāṃ kasyacitkvacit | maruttaḥ kurute yatnaṃ bhūpālo yajñasiddhaye
നിങ്ങളും ഇവിടെ ആരോടും എവിടെയും ഈ കാര്യം പറയരുത്; ഭൂപാലൻ മരുത്തൻ യജ്ഞസിദ്ധിക്കായി പരിശ്രമിക്കുന്നു।
Unspecified narrator in dialogue (admonishing companions)
Scene: A group of ascetics is instructed to keep silent and not reveal information, while King Marutta concentrates on completing a grand sacrifice with priests and sacred fire.
FAQs
Discretion supports dharma; careless speech can obstruct sacred works undertaken for yajña-siddhi.
No specific location is praised; the verse centers on safeguarding a royal sacrifice.
The successful completion of a yajña is the aim; the practical instruction is to maintain secrecy and not spread information.