Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 4
मा ते मिथ्या समारम्भो भवत्वथ तपोधन । जानामि चाहं विप्रर्षे न मिथ्या त्वं करिष्यसि
mā te mithyā samārambho bhavatvatha tapodhana | jānāmi cāhaṃ viprarṣe na mithyā tvaṃ kariṣyasi
“Ó tesouro de austeridade, não permitas que teu empreendimento seja em vão. Ó brâmane-sábio, eu te conheço bem—tu não agirás com falsidade.”
Śatakratu (Indra) (reported within the narration)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Indra reassures Cyavana: ‘Let your undertaking not be in vain; I know you—your action will not be false.’
FAQs
Tapas and truth are authoritative forces; honoring them restores harmony more than mere power does.
Prabhāsa Kṣetra, where Cyavana’s spiritual potency is celebrated within the māhātmya.
None; it is a moral assurance about sincerity and the integrity of the sage’s action.