Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 57
सर्वेषामेव पापानां निष्कृतिः प्रोच्यते बुधैः । पित्रोरभक्तस्य पुनर्निष्कृतिर्नैव विद्यते
sarveṣāmeva pāpānāṃ niṣkṛtiḥ procyate budhaiḥ | pitrorabhaktasya punarniṣkṛtirnaiva vidyate
Die Weisen lehren: Für alle Sünden wird Sühne verkündet; doch für den, der weder dem Vater noch der Mutter ergeben ist, findet sich keine Sühne mehr.
Barbarīka (continuing)
Scene: A penitent speaker declares a severe dharma verdict: all sins have expiation, but lack of devotion to mother and father has none; the atmosphere is austere, didactic, and heavy with remorse.
FAQs
Service and devotion to parents is foundational dharma; violating it is portrayed as spiritually devastating and hard to atone for.
No specific site is mentioned in this verse; the focus is dharma regarding parents (pitṛ-mātṛ-bhakti).
The verse speaks generally about niṣkṛti (expiation) but does not name a particular rite.