Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 99
सत्येन तिष्ठत्युदधिर्वायुः सत्येन वाति हि । सत्येन पच्यते सस्यं गावः क्षीरं स्रवन्ति च
satyena tiṣṭhatyudadhirvāyuḥ satyena vāti hi | satyena pacyate sasyaṃ gāvaḥ kṣīraṃ sravanti ca
سچائی سے سمندر اپنی جگہ قائم رہتا ہے؛ سچائی سے ہی ہوا چلتی ہے۔ سچائی سے کھیتیاں پکتی ہیں اور گائیں دودھ بہاتی ہیں۔
Narratorial voice within the Revā Khaṇḍa (speaker not explicit in the verse excerpt)
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A symbolic panorama: the ocean held at its shore, wind moving through fields, golden crops ripening, cows calmly giving milk—overlaid with the idea of satya as the invisible pillar.
FAQs
Truth (satya) is portrayed as the sustaining power behind both the cosmos and daily life; living truthfully aligns one with dharma and stability.
The broader context is the Revā (Narmadā) sacred landscape in the Revā Khaṇḍa, though this verse itself is a universal praise of satya rather than a single tirtha.
No specific rite is prescribed here; it provides a dharmic principle—truthfulness—as the basis for merit and auspiciousness.