Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 100
अकार्यं वै त्वया मूढ परद्रव्यापहारणम् । तेन पापेन महता निरयं प्रतिगच्छसि
akāryaṃ vai tvayā mūḍha paradravyāpahāraṇam | tena pāpena mahatā nirayaṃ pratigacchasi
Du Tor! Du hast getan, was nicht getan werden darf—du hast fremdes Eigentum geraubt. Wegen dieser großen Sünde wirst du zur Hölle gehen.
Yama
Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedāranātha)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Yama delivers a sharp rebuke—calling the offender deluded—and pronounces the consequence of hell for the great sin of stealing another’s property; the atmosphere darkens, evoking naraka imagery at the margins.
FAQs
Taking what is not rightfully yours is a major adharma that leads to severe karmic suffering.
Kedāra is the textual setting, but the verse itself is a universal dharma warning rather than a tīrtha-phala statement.
No ritual is prescribed; the verse is a direct ethical prohibition against theft.