Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 64
गुरुनिंदाभवेद्यत्र परिवादस्तु यत्र च । श्रुती पिधाय वास्थेयं यातव्यं वा ततोन्यतः
guruniṃdābhavedyatra parivādastu yatra ca | śrutī pidhāya vāstheyaṃ yātavyaṃ vā tatonyataḥ
ณ ที่ใดมีการหมิ่นประมาทครูบาอาจารย์ และที่ใดมีการใส่ร้ายป้ายสี พึงอยู่ได้ก็แต่ปิดหูไว้; มิฉะนั้นพึงละจากที่นั้นไปยังที่อื่น
Skanda (deduced for Kāśīkhaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A pilgrim in Kāśī turns away from a group engaged in harsh speech; he covers his ears with his hands and walks toward a ghat-temple corridor, choosing silence and distance over participation.
FAQs
Do not participate in or absorb slander; protecting one’s hearing and company safeguards faith and dharmic integrity.
The instruction is delivered within the Kāśīkhaṇḍa milieu of Kāśī, a sacred domain that demands purity of speech and conduct.
A practical observance: cover the ears to avoid hearing guru-slander, or leave that place entirely.