Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 39
अपवादो न वक्तव्यः कलहं दूरतस्त्यजेत् । गुरूणां सन्निधौ क्वापि नोच्चैर्ब्रूयान्न वा हसेत्
apavādo na vaktavyaḥ kalahaṃ dūratastyajet | gurūṇāṃ sannidhau kvāpi noccairbrūyānna vā haset
অপবাদ-নিন্দা কেতিয়াও নক’ব; কলহ দূৰতে ত্যাগ কৰিব। গুৰু/বৃদ্ধৰ সান্নিধ্যত ক’তো উচ্চস্বৰে নক’ব, নাহাঁহিবো।
Skanda (deduced for Kāśīkhaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A pilgrim woman in Kāśī stands modestly with folded hands near a guru/elder in an āśrama courtyard by the Gaṅgā, speaking softly while others refrain from quarrel; the atmosphere is disciplined and serene.
FAQs
It promotes purity of speech, avoidance of conflict, and reverence in the presence of gurus/elders.
None is specified; the verse functions as dharma-guidance within Kāśīkhaṇḍa.
No ritual; it prescribes social and verbal decorum, especially before gurus.