आजन्म मौनव्रततो यदन्यत्रफलं स्मृतम् । तदस्तु काश्यां पक्षाहः सत्यवाक्परिभाषणात्
ājanma maunavratato yadanyatraphalaṃ smṛtam | tadastu kāśyāṃ pakṣāhaḥ satyavākparibhāṣaṇāt
Quả báo mà nơi khác nói do giữ hạnh im lặng trọn đời, nguyện tại Kāśī chỉ trong nửa tháng, nhờ chỉ nói lời chân thật, liền đạt được.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda speaking to Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta-kṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A pilgrim stands near a Kāśī shrine, right hand raised in a gentle vow-gesture, lips closed in restraint; a small group listens as he speaks only measured truth; Gaṅgā and bells in the background.
Ethical speech (truthfulness) in a sacred place can substitute for harsher austerities.
Kāśī (Vārāṇasī), where disciplined truth-speaking is said to yield extraordinary fruit.
A fortnight of satyavāk—maintaining truthful speech—presented as a powerful observance in Kāśī.