Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 92
न मनुष्यस्तुतिं कुर्यान्नात्मानमपमानयेत् । अभ्युद्यतं न प्रणुदेत्परमर्माणि नोच्चरेत्
na manuṣyastutiṃ kuryānnātmānamapamānayet | abhyudyataṃ na praṇudetparamarmāṇi noccaret
ലൗകിക മനുഷ്യരെ പുകഴ്ത്തി സ്തുതിക്കരുത്; സ്വയം അപമാനിക്കയും അരുത്. ആദരത്തോടെ സമീപിച്ചവനെ തള്ളിക്കളയരുത്; മറ്റുള്ളവരുടെ മർമ്മരഹസ്യങ്ങൾ ഉച്ചരിക്കരുത്.
Skanda (deduced, Kāśīkhaṇḍa context: Skanda to Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A pilgrim in Kāśī stands near a ghat, hands folded, speaking gently to an approaching visitor; behind them, a small group refrains from gossip, symbolizing guarded speech and humility.
FAQs
Dharma includes balanced humility and compassionate speech—avoid flattery, self-debasement, rejection of sincere people, and harmful disclosure.
The teaching is situated in Kāśī’s dharma framework, where ethical restraint is treated as part of sacred living.
No specific rite; it prescribes ācāra: receive sincere approachers kindly and do not reveal others’ sensitive vulnerabilities.