Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 18
अत्रत्य जंतुरक्षार्थमसत्यमपि भाषयेत् । येनकेनप्रकारेण शुभेनाप्यशुभेन वा
atratya jaṃturakṣārthamasatyamapi bhāṣayet | yenakenaprakāreṇa śubhenāpyaśubhena vā
Di sini, demi melindungi makhluk bernyawa, seseorang boleh mengucapkan kata yang tidak benar; dengan apa jua cara, sama ada tampak baik atau tampak buruk, asalkan perlindungan itu tercapai.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda speaking to Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī (Ānandakānana)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A devotee misdirects a pursuer to save an innocent being; the protected creature/person is sheltered near a ghat-side shrine, emphasizing compassion over rigid literalism.
FAQs
Non-harm and protection of life are paramount; ethical speech is guided by compassionate intent to safeguard beings.
Kāśī implicitly, as the moral-spiritual context (‘here’) for heightened dharmic responsibility.
No ritual; it gives an ethical exception: untruth may be spoken if necessary to protect a living being.