Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 38
मनसा निश्चयं कृत्वा ततो वाचाऽभिधीयते । क्रियते कर्मणा पश्चात्प्रमाणं हि मनस्ततः
manasā niścayaṃ kṛtvā tato vācā'bhidhīyate | kriyate karmaṇā paścātpramāṇaṃ hi manastataḥ
پہلے دل و ذہن میں پختہ ارادہ کیا جاتا ہے؛ پھر زبان سے اس کا اعلان ہوتا ہے؛ اس کے بعد عمل سے اسے پورا کیا جاتا ہے۔ اس لیے اصل معیار تو ذہن ہی ہے۔
Sāvitrī (continuing her reasoning)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: King and assembly (implied)
Scene: A contemplative teaching moment: Sāvitrī (or the speaker) explains the threefold progression—mind, speech, action—perhaps illustrated with symbolic motifs (lotus at heart, spoken word, ritual act).
FAQs
Dharma begins with inner resolve; speech and action should follow a purified, steady mind.
Prabhāsakṣetra is the Māhātmya setting; the verse teaches inner discipline aligned with sacred-place ethos.
Implicitly saṅkalpa (resolve) as foundational to any rite, but no specific ritual is detailed.