कूटशाल्मलिबद्धाश्च तीक्ष्णकण्टकपीडिताः । छिद्रान्वेषणसंयुक्ताः परेषां नित्यसंस्थिताः
kūṭaśālmalibaddhāśca tīkṣṇakaṇṭakapīḍitāḥ | chidrānveṣaṇasaṃyuktāḥ pareṣāṃ nityasaṃsthitāḥ
کانٹوں والے شالمَلی درختوں سے بندھے اور تیز کانٹوں کی اذیت میں مبتلا، یہ ہمیشہ عیب ٹٹولنے میں لگے رہتے ہیں—ہر دم دوسروں کی کمزوریوں پر جمے ہوئے۔
Yama
Scene: Slanderers and fault-finders are bound to thorny śālmalī trees, pierced by sharp spines, still obsessively searching for others’ flaws—an endless loop of malice and pain.
A mind addicted to fault-finding (doṣānveṣaṇa) is condemned; dharma favors self-correction over constant criticism of others.
Prabhāsakṣetra provides the māhātmya context, where ethical instruction supports the sanctity and discipline of pilgrimage.
None explicitly; the verse is ethical instruction (avoid nindā and habitual fault-finding).