Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 127
गौरीभोज्यादिका या तु उत्सर्गात्क्रियते क्रिया । राजसी सा समाख्याता जनानां कीर्तिदायिनी
gaurībhojyādikā yā tu utsargātkriyate kriyā | rājasī sā samākhyātā janānāṃ kīrtidāyinī
وأما الشعيرة التي تُؤدَّى على سبيل الإظهار للناس—كالمآدب والقرابين المتصلة بغوري (Gaurī) ونحوها—فتُسمّى «راجاسية» (rājasic)، وهي تمنح الشهرة بين الخلق.
Skanda (deduced from Prabhāsa Māhātmya narrative style)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A contrast scene: a public feast with banners and many onlookers, donors receiving praise; beside it, a smaller inset of a quiet śrāddha. The verse focuses on the public rite labeled rājasic, with attention on applause and reputation.
FAQs
Intention shapes merit: acts done for display become rājasic and yield worldly reputation rather than pure spiritual fruit.
The instruction is part of the Prabhāsa-kṣetra Māhātmya, framing how pilgrims should act within the sacred field.
Avoid performing religious feasts/rites as ostentation; such actions are classified as rājasic.