Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 62
मातुश्चरित्रं तनयो धत्ते दुर्भाषणैरिति । पिता पितेन पापीयाञ्च्छ्रुतिस्मृतिपथीनकिम्
mātuścaritraṃ tanayo dhatte durbhāṣaṇairiti | pitā pitena pāpīyāñcchrutismṛtipathīnakim
People will say, “By his abusive speech the son reveals the mother’s character.” And, “The father is worse because of the father before him—are they not followers of the path of Śruti and Smṛti?”
Unspecified admonisher in narrative (within Skanda’s Kāśīkhaṇḍa discourse to Agastya-context)
Tirtha: Kāśī / Avimukta-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A moral tableau in Kāśī: townspeople murmuring censure as a son speaks harshly; elders invoke Śruti–Smṛti; the unseen presence of Viśveśvara as moral witness.
FAQs
Harsh speech stains not only the speaker but also the perceived honor of one’s family; dharma includes disciplined speech aligned with Śruti and Smṛti.
No specific tīrtha is mentioned; this is ethical instruction within the Kāśī section.
None; the focus is on moral accountability and adherence to Śruti–Smṛti norms.