Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 68
कारयंति हि ये त्वज्ञाः कूटयुक्ताश्च हेतुकाः । प्रेतयोनिं प्रयास्यंति पितृभिः सह सर्वतः
kārayaṃti hi ye tvajñāḥ kūṭayuktāśca hetukāḥ | pretayoniṃ prayāsyaṃti pitṛbhiḥ saha sarvataḥ
حقًّا إنّ أولئك الجهّال—المحتالين الذين يجادلون بالذرائع—مَن يُسبّبون أداء تلك المراسم المعيبة، يمضون إلى حال «پريتا»، مع أسلافهم، من كل وجه.
Unspecified (didactic voice continuing the warning)
Tirtha: Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Scene: A group of cunning advisers persuades a devotee to perform a flawed vow; behind them, shadowy pretas and pitṛs appear, indicating shared downfall.
FAQs
Misleading others into faulty religious acts is a grave ethical wrong with consequences extending to one’s lineage.
Dvārakā, as the broader narrative setting for these vrata-instructions.
Do not commission or permit defective observances through excuses or deceit; uphold correct vrata procedure.