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
যে অজ্ঞ লোকেরা কপটযুক্ত ও অজুহাত-তর্কে এমন দোষপূর্ণ আচরণ করায়, তারা সর্বতোভাবে পিতৃদেরসহ প্রেত-যোনিতে গমন করে।
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.