Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 57
तत्र केचिदविश्वस्ता मिथ्यावाणीत्यवादिषुः । तेषां जिह्वा द्विधा भिन्ना ववमुस्ते कृमीन्क्षणात्
tatra kecidaviśvastā mithyāvāṇītyavādiṣuḥ | teṣāṃ jihvā dvidhā bhinnā vavamuste kṛmīnkṣaṇāt
Dort sagten einige, die nicht glaubten: „Das ist eine falsche Stimme.“ Sogleich spaltete sich ihre Zunge in zwei, und augenblicklich erbrachen sie Würmer.
Narrator (contextual; reporting consequence of denying the divine voice)
Scene: Skeptics mock the proclamation as false; instantly their tongues split and they retch worms—horrific, cautionary spectacle; others recoil in terror.
FAQs
Contempt for truth and reckless speech are shown as self-destructive; dharma demands humility before higher testimony and restraint in words.
No sacred site is referenced in this verse.
None; the verse describes a moral consequence rather than a ritual.