Shloka 17 - Adhyaya 46 - Uttara Ardha - Kashi Khanda | Vietnamese | Vedapath

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Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 17

Devanagari script

परापवादो नो वाच्यः परेर्ष्यां न च कारयेत् । असत्यं नैव वक्तव्यं प्राणैः कंठगतैरपि

Transliteration

parāpavādo no vācyaḥ parerṣyāṃ na ca kārayet | asatyaṃ naiva vaktavyaṃ prāṇaiḥ kaṃṭhagatairapi

Translation

Chớ nói lời phỉ báng người khác, cũng đừng khiến lòng ganh tị đối với người. Tuyệt đối không nói dối, dẫu sinh mạng đã kề nơi cổ họng (dẫu phải trả bằng mạng sống).

Word by Word

परापवादःslander of others

नnot

उ(emphatic particle)

वाच्यःto be spoken; should be said

परईर्ष्याम्envy of others

नnot

चand

कारयेत्should cause (someone) to do; should instigate

असत्यम्falsehood

नnot

एवindeed; at all

वक्तव्यम्to be spoken; should be said

प्राणैःwith (one's) life-breaths; even at the cost of life

कण्ठगतैःhaving reached the throat (i.e., at the point of death)

अपिeven

Speaker

Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda speaking to Agastya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī (Ānandakānana)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee stands firm before threats, refusing to lie; around him, gossipers are shown turning away, while the devotee’s truthful speech is depicted as a clear stream flowing toward a temple.

Characters & Entities

Kāśī

Satya (truthfulness)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purity of speech is central: avoid slander and envy, and hold to truth even under extreme pressure.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kāśī implicitly, as a place where strict dharmic speech is especially enjoined.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Not a ritual but a vrata-like discipline: refrain from slander, envy, and lying.