तपस्विनिन्दकाश्चैव कूटसाक्ष्यं करोति यः । वक्ता च परदोषस्य परस्य गुणलोपकः
tapasvinindakāścaiva kūṭasākṣyaṃ karoti yaḥ | vaktā ca paradoṣasya parasya guṇalopakaḥ
Также и те, кто поносит подвижников, кто даёт ложное свидетельство, кто разглашает чужие пороки и кто скрывает или умаляет достоинства другого,—(и такие охвачены обещанным освобождением).
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.
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.
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