Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 40
भीम उवाच । सर्वोपायैर्बोधयंति चाटा हस्तगतं नरम् । इदमेवौषधं तत्र तैः सार्धं जल्पनं न हि
bhīma uvāca | sarvopāyairbodhayaṃti cāṭā hastagataṃ naram | idamevauṣadhaṃ tatra taiḥ sārdhaṃ jalpanaṃ na hi
भीम बोले—चाटुकार हर उपाय से अपने वश में आए मनुष्य को ‘समझाते’ रहते हैं। ऐसे में यही एक औषधि है—उनसे बातचीत ही न करो।
Bhīma
Scene: Bhīma speaks bluntly: sycophants ‘advise’ a man already in their grasp; the true remedy is silence and refusal to engage. Bhīma stands firm, arms set, while a cluster of flatterers hover with ingratiating gestures.
FAQs
Discernment in company and speech is dharma; avoid harmful conversations that deepen delusion.
No tīrtha is mentioned; the verse offers practical moral counsel (nīti).
No ritual is prescribed; the instruction is behavioral—do not argue or converse with flatterers.