Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 71
किमिदं नैव जानासि यावत्यः परुषा गिरः । परः संश्राव्यते तावच्छंकवः श्रोत्रतः पुनरा
kimidaṃ naiva jānāsi yāvatyaḥ paruṣā giraḥ | paraḥ saṃśrāvyate tāvacchaṃkavaḥ śrotrataḥ punarā
کیا تو یہ نہیں جانتا کہ جتنے سخت الفاظ تُو دوسرے کو سناتا ہے، اتنے ہی کانٹے بار بار کانوں میں پیوست کیے جاتے ہیں؟
Saṃvarta (contextual; Kaumārikākhaṇḍa narrative dialogue)
Scene: Metaphorical visualization: spoken harsh words manifest as sharp spikes entering ears; the admonisher gestures toward the ear, illustrating invisible injury becoming visible.
FAQs
Harsh speech is a form of violence; every cruel word wounds the listener and binds the speaker to demerit.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it teaches general Puranic dharma about speech.
No rite is prescribed here; the instruction is ethical—practice restraint and gentleness in speech.