SKS Swaminarayan Shikshapatri Slok 21

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SKS Swaminarayan Shikshapatri Slok 21

• By
• Pravin Varsani

Shree Swaminarayan Yuvak/Yuvati Mandal, Bolton
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Shikshapatri Text

• Do not slander
• Do not listen to slander
• Of six things

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What is Slander

• Slander (Ninda) is an act to discredit or defame
  someone or something.
• Can be malicious rumours or a truth.
• Speaking slander and listening to slander is
  prohibited.
• By doing so you are doing apmaan (insult) which
  is sinful as well as unacceptable.

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Consequences

• Sumant Smruti says, Those who slander should
  have their tongues burned and should be severely
  punished
• Skanda Purana says, Those who slander become
  childless and destroy their family.

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Can you name the Six?
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Six Things Mentioned

• Devta Any God
• Tirtha Place of Pilgrimage
• Vipranaam Brahmin
• Sadhvinaam Devout or Chaste Woman
• Sataamapi A Sadhu
• Vedanaam Cha The Vedas and others
• Also includes Guru, Tapasvi, Acharya, Parents and
  King

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Questions

• What is Ninda or Slander?
• What does slander ultimately cause?
• Two types of slander are prohibited, can you name
  them?
• Six types of people or things are mentioned, can
  you name them?
• Can you provide examples of slander of each of
  these six?