Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 22
यद्येषा भारती सत्या मया सम्यमुदीरिता । तन्मे स्याद्दर्शनं शीघ्रं सद्यः पुष्करसंभवम्
yadyeṣā bhāratī satyā mayā samyamudīritā | tanme syāddarśanaṃ śīghraṃ sadyaḥ puṣkarasaṃbhavam
Jika kata-kata Bharati ini daripadaku, yang diucapkan dengan pengendalian diri, benar adanya—maka semoga aku segera memperoleh darśana terhadap Yang lahir dari Puṣkara, bahkan pada hari ini juga.
Viśvāmitra (implied by immediate narrative continuation in the next verse)
Tirtha: Puṣkara
Type: kund
Scene: A sage with controlled speech raises hands in prayer at Puṣkara; a luminous form begins to manifest from the lake’s center, as if ‘born of Puṣkara’.
FAQs
Truthful, disciplined speech (satya with saṃyama) is portrayed as spiritually potent and capable of invoking divine confirmation.
Puṣkara, presented as a source of divine manifestation and sacred presence.
No direct rite is prescribed here; it is a vow-like invocation for darśana based on truth and restraint.