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
“പാപി! നീ അസത്യം പറയുന്നു; ദുർമതി, നീ ശിക്ഷയ്ക്ക് യോഗ്യൻ.” എന്ന് പറഞ്ഞ് അവൻ പെട്ടെന്ന് ചാടി, അവന്റെ കക്ഷമദ്ധ്യേ (അരക്കെട്ടിൽ) ദൃഢമായി നിന്നു.
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.