परनिन्दा महापापं परनिन्दा महाभयम् । परनिन्दा महद्दुःखं न तस्यां पातकं परम्
paranindā mahāpāpaṃ paranindā mahābhayam | paranindā mahadduḥkhaṃ na tasyāṃ pātakaṃ param
ಪರನಿಂದೆ ಮಹಾಪಾಪ, ಪರನಿಂದೆ ಮಹಾಭಯ. ಪರನಿಂದೆ ಮಹಾದುಃಖ; ಅದಕ್ಕಿಂತ ಮಿಗಿಲಾದ ಪಾತಕವಿಲ್ಲ.
Skanda (deduced from Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya didactic narration)
Scene: A dark cloud labeled ‘para-nindā’ casts fear and sorrow over a community; a devotee turns away, choosing silence and prayer, while light returns around the shrine.
Harmful speech is spiritually destructive; avoiding slander is a foundational dharmic practice.
No site is named; the verse teaches universal dharma applicable to all pilgrims and householders.
A strict vow of speech-restraint: do not indulge in paranindā.
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