Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 18
तस्मात्संजायते मुक्तिर्यथा मे पार्थिवोत्तम । तथैव त्वं कुरुष्याऽद्य सत्यवाक्यपरो भव
tasmātsaṃjāyate muktiryathā me pārthivottama | tathaiva tvaṃ kuruṣyā'dya satyavākyaparo bhava
അതിനാൽ, ഹേ രാജശ്രേഷ്ഠാ, എനിക്ക് മോക്ഷം ലഭിക്കുവാൻ ഇന്ന് അങ്ങനെ തന്നെ ചെയ്യുക; സത്യവാക്യത്തിൽ പരായണനായി അതനുസരിച്ച് പ്രവർത്തിക്കുക।
Kṛtaghna (the preta)
Type: kshetra
Scene: The preta, still suffering, nevertheless speaks with clarity, pointing as if indicating the required act; the king’s dream-self listens with resolve, hands poised in acceptance of a vow.
FAQs
Satya (truthfulness) is presented as the decisive spiritual force that enables liberation even in difficult karmic conditions.
The site is not named in this verse; the emphasis is on satya as the key principle leading into a tīrtha-based remedy.
A moral prescription: adopt unwavering truthfulness as the foundation for the liberating act to be performed.