Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 126
बंधूनां सुहृदां चैव भृत्यानां स्त्रीजनस्य च । अव्यक्तेष्वपराधेषु चिरकारी प्रशस्यते
baṃdhūnāṃ suhṛdāṃ caiva bhṛtyānāṃ strījanasya ca | avyakteṣvaparādheṣu cirakārī praśasyate
رشتہ داروں، دوستوں، خادموں اور عورتوں کے معاملے میں—جب قصور واضح نہ ہو یا پوری طرح ظاہر نہ ہوا ہو—جو شخص ٹھہر کر غور و فکر سے عمل کرے وہی قابلِ ستائش ہے۔
Gautama (quoted within Sūta’s narration)
Scene: A household scene: relatives and friends gathered; a servant stands anxious; womenfolk in the inner courtyard; the elder pauses, listening to both sides before judgment—symbolizing avyakta-aparādha and chirakāritva.
FAQs
Do not rush to judgment—especially with close relations and dependents; investigate and clarify before acting.
None.
None; it advises careful discernment in social dharma.