Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 30
सद्वेषो भव पाखण्डे सरागः सज्जनेषु च । दुर्बोधो भव दुर्मंत्रे बधिरः पिशुनोक्तिषु
sadveṣo bhava pākhaṇḍe sarāgaḥ sajjaneṣu ca | durbodho bhava durmaṃtre badhiraḥ piśunoktiṣu
பாசாங்கிற்கு உரிய வெறுப்பு கொள்; சஜ்ஜனரிடம் அன்பு கொள்; தீய ஆலோசனையால் எளிதில் மயங்காதே—அதில் புரியாதவனாய் இரு; பழிசொல்லிகளின் வார்த்தைகளுக்கு செவிடனாய் இரு।
Unspecified (didactic instruction within Brahmottarakhaṇḍa; speaker not stated in the snippet)
Scene: A pilgrim at a temple gate turns away from a hypocrite in disguise; he walks toward a group of serene sādhus; dark whispering slanderers are shown as muted figures; a scroll labeled ‘durmantra’ is refused.
FAQs
Protect spiritual life through discernment: reject hypocrisy and slander, and stay devoted to the company of the virtuous.
No holy site is specified; the teaching is moral-psychological guidance.
No ritual is prescribed; the practice is behavioral—choosing good company and refusing harmful speech.