Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 72
कंठे यमानुगाः पादं कृत्वा तस्य सुदुर्मतेः । अतीव रुदतो लोहशंकून्क्षेप्स्यंति कर्णयोः
kaṃṭhe yamānugāḥ pādaṃ kṛtvā tasya sudurmateḥ | atīva rudato lohaśaṃkūnkṣepsyaṃti karṇayoḥ
اس بدباطن کے گلے پر یم کے قاصد پاؤں رکھیں گے؛ اور جب وہ سخت روئے گا تو وہ اس کے کانوں میں لوہے کے کیل ٹھونس دیں گے۔
Saṃvarta (contextual; Kaumārikākhaṇḍa narrative dialogue)
Scene: A stark afterlife tableau: Yama’s attendants restrain a wrongdoer, one foot on his throat, iron spikes driven into ears as he cries—an allegory of punishment matching the sin of harsh speech.
FAQs
Cruel speech brings severe karmic consequences; verbal violence is treated as real wrongdoing.
No tīrtha is mentioned; the focus is on moral causality (karma) and restraint in speech.
None; the verse warns against abusive speech rather than prescribing a ritual.