Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 66
सर्वेष्वपि च कार्येषु हेतिशब्दो विगर्हितः । कुर्वतामतिकार्याणि शिलापातो ध्रुवं भवेत्
sarveṣvapi ca kāryeṣu hetiśabdo vigarhitaḥ | kurvatāmatikāryāṇi śilāpāto dhruvaṃ bhavet
ସମସ୍ତ କାର୍ଯ୍ୟରେ ‘ହେତି’—ଅର୍ଥାତ୍ ଅସ୍ତ୍ରସଦୃଶ କଠୋର ପ୍ରତିଉତ୍ତର—ନିନ୍ଦିତ; ମର୍ଯ୍ୟାଦା ଲଂଘି କର୍ମ କରୁଥିବାଙ୍କୁ ଶିଳାପାତ, ଅର୍ଥାତ୍ ନିଶ୍ଚିତ ବିନାଶ, ଅବଶ୍ୟ ଆସେ।
First-person narrator continuing (unnamed), citing an old gāthā within Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative
Scene: A teacher-sage instructs disciples: one figure holds a symbolic ‘weapon’ shaped like a word, while above them stones tumble—an allegory of ruin from transgressive acts.
FAQs
Self-control in speech and action is dharma; harsh words and overreach invite inevitable downfall.
None; the verse is a general nīti teaching rather than a place-glorification.
No ritual is prescribed; it prescribes ethical restraint—avoid hostile speech and excessive actions.