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
ریاکاری سے نفرت رکھو؛ نیک لوگوں سے محبت رکھو؛ بدکار مشورے سے آسانی سے قائل نہ ہو؛ اور چغل خوروں کی باتوں کے لیے بہرا بن جاؤ۔
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.