Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 74
अत एव हि साधृनां संगमिच्छंति साधवः । औषधं सर्वदोषाणां भवेत्सत्यं गमो यतः
ata eva hi sādhṛnāṃ saṃgamicchaṃti sādhavaḥ | auṣadhaṃ sarvadoṣāṇāṃ bhavetsatyaṃ gamo yataḥ
اسی لیے نیک لوگ نیکوں کی صحبت چاہتے ہیں؛ کیونکہ ایسی صحبت سے زندگی کا سچا راستہ پیدا ہوتا ہے، جو ہر عیب کی دوا بن جاتا ہے۔
Vijaya (continuing counsel/blessing to Barbarīka, per flow)
Tirtha: Satsaṅga (as an inner tīrtha principle)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A group of serene sādhus seated together; a seeker approaches, and from their association a luminous path of truth is shown, symbolically curing dark stains (faults).
FAQs
Association with the righteous reforms character; it generates truthfulness and cures moral failings.
No particular sacred place is mentioned; the verse teaches general dharma through sādhu-saṅga.
The ‘prescription’ here is ethical and social: seek holy company and cultivate satya (truthfulness).