Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 33
यः समाचरते विघ्नं तमाहुर्ब्रह्मगातकम् । पिशुनः सर्वलोकानां छिद्रान्वेषणतत्परः
yaḥ samācarate vighnaṃ tamāhurbrahmagātakam | piśunaḥ sarvalokānāṃ chidrānveṣaṇatatparaḥ
जो जाणूनबुजून विघ्न करतो, त्याला ब्रह्मगातक म्हणतात. आणि जो चुगलखोर होऊन सर्व लोकांचे दोष-छिद्र शोधण्यातच तत्पर असतो, तोही तसाच.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context
Scene: A person places a barrier on a path leading to a ritual site or blocks a petitioner; beside him, a whispering gossip points at others, scanning for flaws, while the community appears distressed.
FAQs
Intentionally obstructing others and indulging in slanderous fault-finding are portrayed as destructive acts with severe karmic weight.
No tīrtha is mentioned; the teaching is ethical and social.
None; it is a condemnation of harmful conduct—obstruction and slander.