Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 17
दास्यामि ते समस्तानि युद्धकाले विशेषतः । नास्य मिथ्या भवेद्वाक्यमिति मत्वा शचीपतिः । मुक्त्वास्त्राणि तदभ्याशे पुनः स्वर्गं गतस्तदा
dāsyāmi te samastāni yuddhakāle viśeṣataḥ | nāsya mithyā bhavedvākyamiti matvā śacīpatiḥ | muktvāstrāṇi tadabhyāśe punaḥ svargaṃ gatastadā
“میں یہ سب تمہیں دے دوں گا، خصوصاً جنگ کے وقت۔” یہ سمجھ کر کہ اس کا قول جھوٹا نہ ہوگا، شچی پتی (اِندر) نے ہتھیار اس کے پاس رکھ دیے اور پھر دوبارہ سُوَرگ لوٹ گیا۔
Dadhīci (promise) and Narrator (Indra’s departure)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: The sage promises to give all the weapons, especially in wartime; Indra, assured of the sage’s unfailing word, places the weapons near him and departs to Svarga.
FAQs
The word of a realized sage is treated as unbreakable; satya supported by tapas becomes a pillar of cosmic order.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where the narrative celebrates the sanctity of sages and the dharmic force of truth.
No explicit ritual; the emphasis is on satya-vrata (truthfulness) and dharmic timing in action.