Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 35
यः समाचरते विघ्नं तमाहुर्ब्रह्मघातकम् । परदोषं परिज्ञाय नृपकर्णे जपेत यः
yaḥ samācarate vighnaṃ tamāhurbrahmaghātakam | paradoṣaṃ parijñāya nṛpakarṇe japeta yaḥ
جو جان بوجھ کر رکاوٹیں پیدا کرتا ہے اسے برہمن کا قاتل کہا جاتا ہے؛ اور وہ بھی جو دوسرے کا عیب جان کر بادشاہ کے کان میں سرگوشی کرتا ہے۔
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta)
Scene: A king seated in court; a courtier leans in, whispering accusations; the accused stands at a distance; a sage observes, signaling that secret slander is spiritually lethal; in parallel, a blocked pathway symbolizes vighna.
FAQs
Deliberate obstruction and malicious political whispering (slander to rulers) are condemned as heavy sins that corrode dharma.
No tīrtha is referenced; the verse functions as a dharma-warning rather than a site-mahātmya.
No ritual is prescribed; the verse prohibits harmful speech and intrigue.