Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 85
नकुलं सकुलं ब्रूयान्न कंचिन्मर्मणि स्पृशेत् । प्रपठन्नपि चैवाहमिदं सर्वं तथा शुकः
nakulaṃ sakulaṃ brūyānna kaṃcinmarmaṇi spṛśet | prapaṭhannapi caivāhamidaṃ sarvaṃ tathā śukaḥ
தீங்கற்ற, பொருத்தமான சொற்களையே பேச வேண்டும்; யாருடைய மర్మ இடத்தையும் தொடக்கூடாது; நான் இதையெல்லாம் ஓதினாலும், நானும் ஒரு கிளிபோலவே.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced; self-referential humility fits a narrator)
Scene: A sage instructs disciples: one disciple speaks gently; another, proud reciter, is shown with a parrot perched nearby as a mirror of rote repetition; a subtle depiction of ‘marman’ as a lotus-heart symbol not to be pierced by words.
FAQs
Right speech avoids harm and avoids striking others’ vulnerabilities; mere recitation without inner transformation is likened to a parrot’s chatter.
No tīrtha is mentioned in this verse.
No formal rite; it prescribes ethical restraint in speech and behavior.