Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 126
बंधूनां सुहृदां चैव भृत्यानां स्त्रीजनस्य च । अव्यक्तेष्वपराधेषु चिरकारी प्रशस्यते
baṃdhūnāṃ suhṛdāṃ caiva bhṛtyānāṃ strījanasya ca | avyakteṣvaparādheṣu cirakārī praśasyate
Gegenüber Verwandten, Freunden, Dienern und den Frauen des Hauses, wenn Verfehlungen unklar oder noch nicht deutlich geworden sind, wird der gepriesen, der mit Bedacht handelt.
Gautama (quoted within Sūta’s narration)
Scene: A household scene: relatives and friends gathered; a servant stands anxious; womenfolk in the inner courtyard; the elder pauses, listening to both sides before judgment—symbolizing avyakta-aparādha and chirakāritva.
FAQs
Do not rush to judgment—especially with close relations and dependents; investigate and clarify before acting.
None.
None; it advises careful discernment in social dharma.