Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 42
गौतम उवाच । युष्माकं कीदृशे गेहे प्रवेशो न च विद्यते । सत्यं वदत माऽसत्यं सत्यं साधुषु संगतम्
gautama uvāca | yuṣmākaṃ kīdṛśe gehe praveśo na ca vidyate | satyaṃ vadata mā'satyaṃ satyaṃ sādhuṣu saṃgatam
โคตมะกล่าวว่า: พวกท่านไม่มีสิทธิ์เข้าเรือนเช่นใด? จงกล่าวความจริง อย่ากล่าวเท็จ; เพราะความจริงย่อมสอดคล้องกับหมู่สาธุชน
Gautama
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pretas
Scene: Sage Gautama, calm and austere, questions unseen pretas at a liminal spot near a sacred settlement; the atmosphere is didactic—truth is invoked as a protective force.
FAQs
Truth-seeking and alignment with sādhus is the basis for learning dharma, including protections against inauspicious influences.
Prabhāsa Kṣetra, where this dharmic dialogue is situated within the kṣetra-māhātmya.
No specific rite here; it is an instruction to speak truthfully in the context of rules about household sanctity.