Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 23
स्कंद उवाच । अन्येपि ये कुटिलगाः पररंध्रनिषेविणः । अकर्णाः कूरहृदयाः पितरौ व्रीडयंति ते
skaṃda uvāca | anyepi ye kuṭilagāḥ pararaṃdhraniṣeviṇaḥ | akarṇāḥ kūrahṛdayāḥ pitarau vrīḍayaṃti te
സ്കന്ദൻ അരുളിച്ചെയ്തു—കുടില വഴിയിൽ നടക്കുന്നവർ, മറ്റുള്ളവരുടെ ദോഷം തേടുന്നവർ, കേൾക്കാത്തവർ, ക്രൂരഹൃദയന്മാർ—അവർ സ്വന്തം മാതാപിതാക്കളെ ലജ്ജിപ്പിക്കുന്നു।
Skanda
Scene: Skanda as narrator in a Kāśī setting, delivering a stern ethical warning; figures representing ‘crooked’ people—whispering, pointing at others’ faults—while aged parents avert their faces in shame.
FAQs
Crookedness, fault-finding, and refusal to heed good counsel are adharma and ultimately disgrace one’s own lineage.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it functions as a dharma-teaching within the Kāśīkhaṇḍa setting.
No explicit ritual is prescribed here; the emphasis is ethical restraint and right conduct.