Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 20
श्रुताध्ययनसंपन्ना याज्ञिकाश्च विशेषतः । परं द्वेषपराः सर्वे तथा परुषवादिनः
śrutādhyayanasaṃpannā yājñikāśca viśeṣataḥ | paraṃ dveṣaparāḥ sarve tathā paruṣavādinaḥ
وہ شروتی کے مطالعہ سے آراستہ اور خصوصاً یَجْن کے عمل میں ماہر ہیں؛ مگر سب کے سب حد سے بڑھ کر نفرت میں مبتلا اور سخت گفتار ہیں۔
Indra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A group of learned brāhmaṇas with manuscripts and yajña implements stand in a sacred precinct, yet their faces show anger; sharp gestures and pointed speech contrast with the serene tīrtha backdrop.
FAQs
Learning and ritual skill must be joined with compassion and gentle speech; otherwise dharma becomes spiritually hollow.
The verse continues the evaluation of Camatkārapura’s ritual milieu within the Gayā-kūpa/śrāddha narrative.
Implicitly, it cautions that śrāddha should not be associated with officiants marked by hatred and harsh speech, even if learned.