Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 35
तच्छ्रुत्वा गौतमः प्राह न मे वाक्यं भवेन्मृषा । न वाक्यं लोपयिष्यामि यदुक्तं स्वयमेव हि
tacchrutvā gautamaḥ prāha na me vākyaṃ bhavenmṛṣā | na vākyaṃ lopayiṣyāmi yaduktaṃ svayameva hi
இதைக் கேட்ட கௌதமர் கூறினார்—என் வாக்கு பொய்யாகாது. நான் தானே சொன்ன சொல்லை நான் திரும்பப் பெறமாட்டேன்.
Gautama Ṛṣi
Type: kshetra
Scene: Gautama, composed and radiant with ascetic power, declares that his word cannot become false; the petitioner(s) listen with a mix of concern and reverence.
FAQs
A sage’s spoken word is a vow; dharma protects truthfulness even when consequences are difficult.
This verse sits within the Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya flow; the immediate shloka emphasizes dharma in the tīrtha-narrative rather than naming a site here.
No explicit ritual is prescribed; the emphasis is on satya and steadfastness in one’s utterance.
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