Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 42
ब्रह्माणं क्षमयामासुर्विष्णुं प्रति सुरोत्तमाः । विष्णुश्च तद्वचः श्रुत्वा सत्यंसत्यं भविष्यति
brahmāṇaṃ kṣamayāmāsurviṣṇuṃ prati surottamāḥ | viṣṇuśca tadvacaḥ śrutvā satyaṃsatyaṃ bhaviṣyati
เหล่าเทพผู้ประเสริฐพากันขอขมาพระพรหม แล้วหันไปยังพระวิษณุ ครั้นพระวิษณุทรงสดับถ้อยคำนั้น จึงตรัสว่า “จักเป็นจริงแน่นอน—จริงแท้ จริงแท้”
Narration with Viṣṇu’s response (implicit ‘Viṣṇu said’)
Scene: Devas bow to Brahmā in appeasement, then turn toward Viṣṇu; Viṣṇu responds with calm certainty, hand raised in abhaya/assurance.
FAQs
Kṣamā (forgiveness) and satya (truthfulness) restore harmony even after conflict and harsh speech.
Dharmāraṇya is the locus; the affirmation leads into the sacred act through which a tīrtha is established.
No explicit ritual; the emphasis is on reconciliation and the inevitability of divine order.