Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 130
दृष्टपूर्व इवाभासि मया च स्वजनो यथा । सर्वं कथय तत्त्वेन सत्यसारा हि साधवः
dṛṣṭapūrva ivābhāsi mayā ca svajano yathā | sarvaṃ kathaya tattvena satyasārā hi sādhavaḥ
เจ้าปรากฏแก่เราราวกับเคยพบมาก่อน—ดุจญาติสนิทของเราเอง จงเล่าทุกสิ่งตามความจริงโดยแท้ เพราะบรรดาสาธุชนย่อมตั้งมั่นอยู่บนสัจจะ
Unspecified (a compassionate inquirer within the narrative)
Scene: A calm figure speaks with gentle authority, expressing familiarity and urging truthful disclosure; the atmosphere is intimate and ethically charged rather than dramatic.
FAQs
Truth (satya) is presented as the core of sādhus; ethical speech and transparent narration are prerequisites for dharmic resolution.
No tīrtha is referenced in this verse; it conveys a general dharma principle within the story.
None; it is a moral exhortation toward truthful speech.