Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 29
असिद्धं सिद्धमस्माकं यत्त्वया समुदाहृतम् । दृष्ट्वानृतं गतास्तत्र त्वां बद्धाम्भसि निक्षिपे
asiddhaṃ siddhamasmākaṃ yattvayā samudāhṛtam | dṛṣṭvānṛtaṃ gatāstatra tvāṃ baddhāmbhasi nikṣipe
Apa yang belum siap, engkau telah mengumumkan kepada kami sebagai sudah siap. Jika kami pergi ke sana dan mendapati itu dusta, aku akan mengikatmu lalu mencampakkanmu ke dalam air.
An angry member/leader of the group (addressing the baṭu)
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā)
Type: river
Scene: A heated moment at the riverbank: an elder threatens to bind the brāhmaṇa and throw him into the water if the promise proves false; the river churns behind, onlookers alarmed.
FAQs
False claims provoke harm and disorder; truthful speech protects social and sacred harmony.
The Revā/Narmadā milieu is implicit—“water” naturally aligns with the riverine tīrtha setting.
None; the verse depicts a moral crisis around truthfulness rather than a prescribed rite.