Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 47
वृषलीमन्दिरे यस्य महिषीं यस्तु पालयेत् । स विप्रो दूरतस्त्याज्यो व्रते श्राद्धे नराधिप
vṛṣalīmandire yasya mahiṣīṃ yastu pālayet | sa vipro dūratastyājyo vrate śrāddhe narādhipa
أيها الملك، إنّ ذلك البرهمي الذي يربّي جاموسته في بيت امرأة وضيعة المولد يُجتنب من بعيد، ولا سيما عند النذور وفي شعائر الشرادها.
Unspecified narrator addressing a king (deduced from vocative narādhipa)
Listener: narādhipa (king)
Scene: A ruler is warned by a sage to keep distance from an unsuitable brāhmaṇa for śrāddha; the śrāddha setup—piṇḍa, darbha, water vessel—appears ready, emphasizing the gravity of the rite.
FAQs
Ritual acts like vrata and śrāddha require careful discernment of conduct and eligibility; dharma stresses purity of association.
The surrounding chapter context is Maṇināgeśvara in the Revā Khaṇḍa (Narmadā sacred geography).
Avoid including or honoring such a person in vrata observances and śrāddha ceremonies.