Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 33
श्मशानवत्परित्याज्यः सत्यधर्मबहिष्कृतः । सत्यवागसि भद्रं ते मा विचालय देवताः
śmaśānavatparityājyaḥ satyadharmabahiṣkṛtaḥ | satyavāgasi bhadraṃ te mā vicālaya devatāḥ
जो सत्य व धर्मापासून बहिष्कृत आहे तो स्मशानासारखा त्याज्य आहे. पण तू सत्यवाणी आहेस—तुझे कल्याण होवो; देवतांना विचलित करू नकोस.
Brahmā (admonishing; inferred from flow into vākpāśa theme)
Listener: Dānavendra
Scene: A moral contrast: the shadowy cremation-ground symbol behind an adharma-figure, while the addressed Dānava is shown with a clear, truthful face; devas in the background remain undisturbed.
FAQs
Truth and dharma are the standard of worth; one who rejects them is to be avoided, and even the powerful must not harass the gods.
No specific tīrtha is named; the verse focuses on moral conduct (satya-dharma) within the Dharmāraṇya narrative.
None directly; it gives ethical guidance—maintain truthfulness and refrain from offending the devatās.