Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 40
गुरुलाघवसंयोगात्तुला तेन निगद्यसे । संशयान्मोचयस्वैनमभिशस्तं नरं शुभे
gurulāghavasaṃyogāttulā tena nigadyase | saṃśayānmocayasvainamabhiśastaṃ naraṃ śubhe
‘ഗുരുത്വവും ലഘുത്വവും ഒന്നിക്കുന്നതിനാൽ നീ “തുലാ” എന്നു വിളിക്കപ്പെടുന്നു. ഹേ ശുഭേ, ഈ ആരോപിതനായ പുരുഷനെ സംശയത്തിൽ നിന്ന് മോചിപ്പിക്കണമേ.’
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced; mantra portion quoted)
Tirtha: Tulā-devī (invoked as arbiter)
Scene: The priest, hands folded, addresses an unseen goddess presence above the balance; the accused stands with bowed head; a soft radiance surrounds the scale as if responding; witnesses look relieved as doubt begins to lift.
FAQs
Dharma seeks clarity and truth; divine invocation is used to dissolve uncertainty in judgment.
No tīrtha is referenced in this verse.
A direct supplication to the deity of the balance (Tulā) to remove doubt regarding an accused person.