Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 7
रुक्मिण्युवाच । कल्याणी बत वाणीयं लौकिकी संविभाव्यते । कूपके चैव सिन्धौ च प्रमाणान्नाधिकं जलम्
rukmiṇyuvāca | kalyāṇī bata vāṇīyaṃ laukikī saṃvibhāvyate | kūpake caiva sindhau ca pramāṇānnādhikaṃ jalam
茹克弥妮说道：“唉——这被称为‘吉祥’的话语，竟以世俗之法来衡量：无论小井还是大海，水也不过随器量而已。”
Rukmiṇī
Tirtha: Dvāravatī (Dvārakā)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Ṛṣis
Scene: Rukmiṇī speaks in reflective sorrow, offering a philosophical analogy: a small well and the vast ocean both yield only as much water as the measure permits—hinting at the limits of worldly appraisal of sacred speech.
FAQs
Worldly evaluation is limited by ‘measure’; true value (especially of dharma and devotion) exceeds ordinary standards.
The verse occurs within Dvārakā Māhātmya, aligning the teaching with Dvārakā’s sacred narrative frame.
No ritual is prescribed; it is a moral-philosophical reflection within the story.