Premanand Maharaj Ji
What exactly is ninda (criticism), and is listening to it also wrong?
Ninda is describing others' faults
Ninda means seeing another person's faults and then describing them. Both speaking and hearing it are a great sin.
Merely seeing others' faults without speaking is called seeing others' faults. When you describe them, it becomes ninda (criticism). Both speaking and listening to criticism are a great sin.