[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Purāṇas](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana) › [Skandapurana](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda) › 1.4.42.4 # Skandapurana 1.4.42.4 Skandapurāṇa 1.4.42.4 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.4.42.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.42.4) avidastattvataḥ satyaṃ śapathenābhilaṃghayet.. maharṣibhiśca devaiśca satyārthāḥ śapathāḥ kṛtāḥ.. 44.4 .. > if he does not know the truth as it really is, he should confirm it by an oath; / for oaths to establish the truth have been undertaken by great seers and deities. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.4.42.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.42.3) - [Next: 1.4.42.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.42.5) - [Up: 1.4.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.42) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.1.4.42.4) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.42.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.42.4) · Pramāṇa