Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 37
अन्धक उवाच । गतो मे दानवो भावः सांप्रतं तव किंकरः । भविष्यामि न सन्देहः सत्येनात्मानमालभे
andhaka uvāca | gato me dānavo bhāvaḥ sāṃprataṃ tava kiṃkaraḥ | bhaviṣyāmi na sandehaḥ satyenātmānamālabhe
അന്ധകൻ പറഞ്ഞു—എന്റെ ദാനവസ്വഭാവം ഇപ്പോൾ നീങ്ങി; ഇപ്പോൾ ഞാൻ നിന്റെ ദാസൻ. സംശയമില്ല; സത്യത്തെ സാക്ഷിയാക്കി ഞാൻ എന്നെ നിനക്കു സമർപ്പിക്കുന്നു.
Andhaka
Type: kshetra
Scene: Andhaka, formerly daitya, stands with folded hands before Śaṅkara, declaring his demonic nature has departed and pledging himself by truth as a servant.
FAQs
A sincere vow grounded in truth seals inner conversion: devotion is proven through steadfast service and changed character.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it reinforces the Tīrthamāhātmya’s emphasis on purification and dharmic transformation.
A truth-bound vow (satya-pratiśruti) is implied; no external ritual details are given.