Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 39
ततस्ते ब्राह्मणाः सर्वे हर्षेण महतान्विताः । साधुसाध्विति तं प्रोच्य प्रोचुः सत्यमिदं मुने
tataste brāhmaṇāḥ sarve harṣeṇa mahatānvitāḥ | sādhusādhviti taṃ procya procuḥ satyamidaṃ mune
แล้วพราหมณ์ทั้งปวงก็เปี่ยมด้วยความปีติยิ่ง ต่างอุทานว่า “สาธุ สาธุ” แล้วกล่าวว่า “โอ้ฤๅษี นี่แลเป็นความจริงแท้”
Brāhmaṇas (addressing a muni/sage within the narrative)
Listener: muni (addressed: ‘muṇe’) and the brāhmaṇa assembly
Scene: A circle of brāhmaṇas rejoicing, hands raised in approval, praising the sage’s statement as true.
FAQs
Truth recognized by the wise brings collective joy and strengthens confidence in dharma and sacred tradition.
The affirmation occurs in the flow of the Viṣṇupadī Gaṅgā narrative; the tīrtha itself is praised more directly in the following verses.
No new ritual is prescribed here; it records the brāhmaṇas’ approval of the sage’s statement.