Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 19
श्रीरुवाच । प्रमाणं मम विप्रेन्द्र चातुर्वण्या न संशयः । मदीयं वा त्वदीयं वा कथयन्तु द्विजोत्तमाः
śrīruvāca | pramāṇaṃ mama viprendra cāturvaṇyā na saṃśayaḥ | madīyaṃ vā tvadīyaṃ vā kathayantu dvijottamāḥ
Śrī berkata: “Wahai pemuka para brāhmaṇa, keempat varṇa menjadi saksiku—tiada keraguan. Biarlah dvija yang utama menyatakan: ini milikku atau milikmu.”
Śrī (Lakṣmī/Ramā)
Tirtha: Revā-kṣetra sabhā-city (unnamed)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Śrī, radiant and composed, addresses Bhṛgu respectfully; behind her stand representatives of the four varṇas as symbolic witnesses; the sabhā is formal, with the king present.
FAQs
Dharma requires transparent proof and accountable testimony—truth should be affirmed publicly, not privately manipulated.
Bhṛgukaccha is the narrative setting within the Revā Khaṇḍa.
None; the verse concerns establishing प्रमाण (valid testimony).