Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 25
निस्तेजकः सभायां यो गलगण्डी स जायते । सदा क्रोधी च चंडालः पूतिवक्त्रश्च सूचकः
nistejakaḥ sabhāyāṃ yo galagaṇḍī sa jāyate | sadā krodhī ca caṃḍālaḥ pūtivaktraśca sūcakaḥ
جو مجلس میں کسی کی آبرو و وقار گھٹائے، وہ گلے کے غدود (گلہڑ) کے ساتھ پیدا ہوتا ہے۔ جو ہمیشہ غضبناک رہے وہ چنڈال بنتا ہے؛ اور جو مخبری کرے وہ بدبودار منہ کے ساتھ جنم لیتا ہے۔
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages (deduced from Māheśvara-khaṇḍa context)
Scene: A formal assembly: one speaker publicly belittles another; karmic mirror shows the offender reborn with a swollen neck (goitre). Parallel vignettes: an enraged man descending into caṇḍāla status; an informer with a dark, fetid mouth emitting harsh words as black smoke.
FAQs
Public humiliation, uncontrolled anger, and betrayal through informing corrupt one’s speech and status through karmic retribution.
No tīrtha is mentioned; the emphasis is on ethical discipline in society.
None; it teaches restraint, non-slander, and mastery over anger.