Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 42
तद्ब्रवीतु महा सेन स्वयं साक्षी महेश्वरः । एवं वदति गोविंदे साधुवादो महानभूत्
tadbravītu mahā sena svayaṃ sākṣī maheśvaraḥ | evaṃ vadati goviṃde sādhuvādo mahānabhūt
ମହାସେନ ଏହା କହୁନ୍ତୁ; ସ୍ୱୟଂ ମହେଶ୍ୱର ପ୍ରତ୍ୟକ୍ଷ ସାକ୍ଷୀ। ଗୋବିନ୍ଦ ଏପରି କହିବାମାତ୍ରେ “ସାଧୁ! ସାଧୁ!” ବୋଲି ମହା ପ୍ରଶଂସାଧ୍ୱନି ଉଠିଲା।
Narrator
Scene: A divine court/assembly: Govinda speaks; the gathered devas and sages raise a resonant ‘sādhu sādhu’; Mahādeva is invoked as the direct witness, seated in serene authority.
FAQs
Divine truth is affirmed through direct divine witness, and dharmic speech earns communal assent.
No particular tīrtha is named; the focus is the theological affirmation and witness of Maheśvara.
No explicit ritual is prescribed here; the verse highlights testimony and approval of dharmic speech.