Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 139
नेर्ष्युः स्यान्न कृतघ्नः स्यान्न परद्रोहकर्मधीः । न पाणिपादचपलो न नेत्रचपलोऽनृजुः
nerṣyuḥ syānna kṛtaghnaḥ syānna paradrohakarmadhīḥ | na pāṇipādacapalo na netracapalo'nṛjuḥ
मनुष्य ईर्ष्याळू होऊ नये, कृतघ्न होऊ नये, आणि परद्रोह करण्याची बुद्धी धरू नये. हातपायांत चंचलता नको, डोळ्यांत चपळपणा नको, आणि वर्तनात वाकडेपणा नको.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages
Scene: Inside a temple corridor, a devotee stands with steady gaze and composed limbs, offering namaskāra; shadow-figures of envy and crookedness fade behind, symbolizing inner purification.
FAQs
Inner purity is shown through non-envy, gratitude, non-violence, and steady, straightforward behavior.
None; it is a general instruction on character (ācāra).
No ritual is specified; it prescribes ethical restraints as dharma.