Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 169
सत्यं वाच्यं नित्यमैत्रेण भाव्यं कार्यं त्याज्यं नित्यमायासकारि । लोकेऽमुष्मिन्यद्दिनं स्यात्तथास्मिन्नात्मा योगे येजनीयो गभीरैः
satyaṃ vācyaṃ nityamaitreṇa bhāvyaṃ kāryaṃ tyājyaṃ nityamāyāsakāri | loke'muṣminyaddinaṃ syāttathāsminnātmā yoge yejanīyo gabhīraiḥ
Laging sabihin ang katotohanan; laging linangin ang diwang mapagkaibigan; at talikdan ang mga gawaing palaging nagdudulot ng pagod at pagkaligalig. Kung paanong lumilipas ang araw sa mundong ito, gayon din ang humuhubog sa susunod—kaya ang panloob na sarili ay dapat sambahin sa malalim na yoga ng mga pantas.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages
Scene: A calm yogin seated in meditation at dawn; around him faint symbolic scenes: truthful speech as a clear stream, friendliness as open hands, and discarded burdens representing abandoned agitation; a subtle path leading from ‘today’ to ‘beyond’.
FAQs
Speak truth, cultivate goodwill, avoid harmful agitation, and worship the Self through profound yoga.
None; it presents universal ethical and yogic instruction.
Not a site-ritual; it prescribes satya, maitri, renunciation of distressing acts, and yogic inner worship.