Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 52
तपस्विनिन्दकाश्चैव कूटसाक्ष्यं करोति यः । वक्ता च परदोषस्य परस्य गुणलोपकः
tapasvinindakāścaiva kūṭasākṣyaṃ karoti yaḥ | vaktā ca paradoṣasya parasya guṇalopakaḥ
Do mesmo modo, os que insultam os ascetas, quem dá falso testemunho, quem divulga as faltas alheias e quem encobre ou diminui as virtudes de outro—(também eles são abrangidos pela libertação prometida).
Narrative voice (contextual Purāṇic narration)
Tirtha: Pīluyugma-tīrtha
Type: ghat
Scene: A courtroom-like scene of false witness dissolves into a pilgrim’s confession at the tīrtha; an ascetic is honored with offerings; a gossiping figure becomes silent in contemplation.
FAQs
Purāṇic dharma treats verbal and social harms as serious; yet devotion and sacred approach are portrayed as capable of reform and release.
The Dharmāraṇya tīrtha associated with liṅga-darśana in this adhyāya’s narrative.
No new rite is stated; the verse continues the list of offenders who may be purified through the tīrtha’s sanctity and devotional encounter.