Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 70
सत्येन प्रीतिमायांति देवास्त्रिभुवनेश्वराः । सत्यासक्तिः परो धर्मः सत्ये सर्वं प्रतिष्ठितम्
satyena prītimāyāṃti devāstribhuvaneśvarāḥ | satyāsaktiḥ paro dharmaḥ satye sarvaṃ pratiṣṭhitam
சத்தியத்தால் மும்முலகின் ஈசர்களான தேவர்கள் மகிழ்வர். சத்தியத்தில் பற்றுதலே பரம தர்மம்; சத்தியத்தின் மேல் அனைத்தும் உறுதியாக நிலைபெற்றுள்ளது.
Narrator (contextual; not explicitly named in this verse)
Scene: A didactic tableau: devas as three-world lords receiving offerings of light labeled ‘Satya’, with the cosmos resting on a pillar of truth.
FAQs
Satya (truthfulness) is presented as the highest dharma and the foundation of all spiritual and worldly order.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it teaches a universal dharma-principle within the narrative.
No explicit ritual is prescribed; the verse emphasizes ethical discipline—steadfast truthfulness.