Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 17
कथनं सत्यमित्युक्तं परपीडाविवर्जितम् । अनादानं परस्वानामापद्यपि कथंचन
kathanaṃ satyamityuktaṃ parapīḍāvivarjitam | anādānaṃ parasvānāmāpadyapi kathaṃcana
سچائی وہ کلام ہے جو حق ہو اور دوسروں کو اذیت نہ پہنچائے۔ اور استیہ یہ ہے کہ دوسرے کی چیز کبھی نہ لی جائے—مصیبت کے وقت بھی کسی طرح نہیں۔
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative style)
Scene: A pilgrim in distress refuses to take unattended goods, choosing instead to ask openly; beside him a figure speaks measured words that soothe rather than wound, symbolizing satya without parapiḍā.
FAQs
Speak truth in a way that does not harm others, and never appropriate another’s property—even under pressure.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it teaches universal dharma as a foundation for yogic discipline.
No external rite is prescribed; it prescribes ethical restraints (satya and asteya) as obligatory conduct.