Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 35
यः समाचरते विघ्नं तमाहुर्ब्रह्मघातकम् । परदोषं परिज्ञाय नृपकर्णे जपेत यः
yaḥ samācarate vighnaṃ tamāhurbrahmaghātakam | paradoṣaṃ parijñāya nṛpakarṇe japeta yaḥ
जो जाणूनबुजून विघ्न करतो, त्याला ब्रह्मघातक म्हणतात. आणि जो दुसऱ्याचा दोष जाणून तो गुप्त जपाप्रमाणे राजाच्या कानात कुजबुजतो, तोही तसाच.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta)
Scene: A king seated in court; a courtier leans in, whispering accusations; the accused stands at a distance; a sage observes, signaling that secret slander is spiritually lethal; in parallel, a blocked pathway symbolizes vighna.
FAQs
Deliberate obstruction and malicious political whispering (slander to rulers) are condemned as heavy sins that corrode dharma.
No tīrtha is referenced; the verse functions as a dharma-warning rather than a site-mahātmya.
No ritual is prescribed; the verse prohibits harmful speech and intrigue.