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
She should not speak slander and should keep quarrel far away. In the presence of elders and teachers, she should neither speak loudly nor laugh boisterously.
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.