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
Skanda bersabda: Mereka yang menempuh jalan berliku, mengintai aib orang lain, enggan mendengar, dan berhati keras—mereka menimpakan malu kepada ibu bapa sendiri.
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.