Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 126
बंधूनां सुहृदां चैव भृत्यानां स्त्रीजनस्य च । अव्यक्तेष्वपराधेषु चिरकारी प्रशस्यते
baṃdhūnāṃ suhṛdāṃ caiva bhṛtyānāṃ strījanasya ca | avyakteṣvaparādheṣu cirakārī praśasyate
Avec les parents, les amis, les serviteurs et les femmes de la maison, lorsque les fautes sont obscures ou non encore manifestes, est loué celui qui agit avec prudente délibération.
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.