Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 33
यः समाचरते विघ्नं तमाहुर्ब्रह्मगातकम् । पिशुनः सर्वलोकानां छिद्रान्वेषणतत्परः
yaḥ samācarate vighnaṃ tamāhurbrahmagātakam | piśunaḥ sarvalokānāṃ chidrānveṣaṇatatparaḥ
যে জেনে-বুঝে বাধা সৃষ্টি করে, তাকে ব্রহ্মগাতক বলা হয়। আর যে পরনিন্দাকারী হয়ে সকলের দোষ-ছিদ্র খুঁজতেই সদা তৎপর, সেও তদ্রূপ।
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context
Scene: A person places a barrier on a path leading to a ritual site or blocks a petitioner; beside him, a whispering gossip points at others, scanning for flaws, while the community appears distressed.
FAQs
Intentionally obstructing others and indulging in slanderous fault-finding are portrayed as destructive acts with severe karmic weight.
No tīrtha is mentioned; the teaching is ethical and social.
None; it is a condemnation of harmful conduct—obstruction and slander.