Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 72
निष्कारणं च वाग्दोषान्बुद्धिजाञ्छृणु त्वं च यान् । कामात्क्रोधाद्भयाच्चैव लोभाद्दैन्यादनार्यकात्
niṣkāraṇaṃ ca vāgdoṣānbuddhijāñchṛṇu tvaṃ ca yān | kāmātkrodhādbhayāccaiva lobhāddainyādanāryakāt
ഇപ്പോൾ ബുദ്ധി/മനസ്സിൽ നിന്നുയർന്ന് കാരണമില്ലാതെ ഉച്ചരിക്കപ്പെടുന്ന വാണിദോഷങ്ങളും കേൾക്കുക—കാമം, ക്രോധം, ഭയം, ലോഭം, ദൈന്യം, അനാര്യഭാവം എന്നിവയിൽ നിന്നുള്ളത്।
Lomaharṣaṇa/Sūta (deduced, Māheśvara-khaṇḍa narrative frame)
Scene: Allegorical scene: a pilgrim at a shrine confronts personified kāma, krodha, bhaya, lobha, dainya, anāryatā as shadowy figures; the pilgrim steadies speech through prayer and restraint, light dispelling shadows.
FAQs
Speech becomes sinful when driven by inner poisons like desire, anger, fear, and greed; mastery begins by recognizing these roots.
No tīrtha is mentioned; the focus is moral psychology and dharmic restraint.
No ritual is stated; the ‘practice’ is guarding speech by removing its mental causes.