Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 74
सममेति विवक्षायां तदा सोऽर्थः प्रकाशते । वक्तव्ये तु यदा वक्ता श्रोतारमवमन्यते
samameti vivakṣāyāṃ tadā so'rthaḥ prakāśate | vaktavye tu yadā vaktā śrotāramavamanyate
Quand l’intention et l’expression s’accordent, le sens alors resplendit. Mais lorsque quelque chose doit être dit et que l’orateur, au contraire, rabaisse l’auditeur,
Lomaharṣaṇa/Sūta (deduced, Māheśvara-khaṇḍa narrative frame)
Scene: Two figures in dialogue; when their inner intent and spoken words align, a beam of light reveals the meaning between them; when the speaker belittles, the light dims and the listener turns away.
FAQs
Meaning becomes luminous when speech matches intention; contempt toward the listener destroys the power of instruction.
No site is named in this verse.
None; the verse teaches etiquette and inner discipline in teaching and counsel.