स्त्रीपुत्रमित्रसुहृदामाशाच्छेदकराश्च ये । जनस्याप्रियवक्तारः क्रूराः समयभेदिनः
strīputramitrasuhṛdāmāśācchedakarāśca ye | janasyāpriyavaktāraḥ krūrāḥ samayabhedinaḥ
وہ لوگ جو بیوی، بچوں، دوستوں اور خیر خواہوں کی امیدوں کو توڑ دیتے ہیں؛ جو لوگوں سے نفرت انگیز باتیں کرتے ہیں؛ جو ظالم ہیں اور وعدہ خلافی کرتے ہیں، وہ گنہگار ہیں۔
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Listener: Interlocutor within Kaumārikākhaṇḍa
Scene: A moral scene of community life: a householder comforts family and honors a promise; contrasted with a cruel figure speaking harshly and turning away from supplicants; the ‘code of trust’ symbolized by a sealed agreement or clasped hands.
Dharma includes kindness, truthful and beneficial speech, and honoring commitments toward those who depend on us.
No site is mentioned; it is a moral teaching applicable to all tīrtha and vrata contexts.
Ethical restraint—avoid cruelty, harmful speech, and betrayal; no ritual act is specified.