Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 123
त्वयान्यथा प्रतिज्ञातमुक्तं चैवान्यथा पुनः । त्वद्दोषो नायमस्माकं तद्वचः श्रृणुमो हि ये
tvayānyathā pratijñātamuktaṃ caivānyathā punaḥ | tvaddoṣo nāyamasmākaṃ tadvacaḥ śrṛṇumo hi ye
تم نے ایک طرح کا وعدہ کیا تھا، پھر دوبارہ دوسری طرح کہا۔ یہ قصور تمہارا ہے، ہمارا نہیں؛ ہم تو بس تمہارے کلام کے سننے والے ہیں۔
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) addressing the sages (deduced)
Scene: A council-like confrontation: a speaker is challenged by attentive listeners who point out contradiction between promise and later speech; the atmosphere is solemn, ethical, and judicial.
FAQs
A broken promise is the speaker’s moral fault; dharma demands consistency between vow and speech.
No specific site is praised; the verse focuses on universal dharma regarding vows and truthful speech.
None stated; the emphasis is on ethical discipline (satya and pratijñā-pālana).