Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 46
पूजां ये च करिष्यंति भविष्यंति च निर्धनाः । कथं न लज्जितोसि त्वमेतत्कुर्वन्विगर्हितम्
pūjāṃ ye ca kariṣyaṃti bhaviṣyaṃti ca nirdhanāḥ | kathaṃ na lajjitosi tvametatkurvanvigarhitam
Wer die Verehrung auf diese Weise vollzieht, wird ebenfalls arm werden. Wie kannst du dich nicht schämen, da du diese gescholtene Tat begehst?
Unspecified (admonitory narrative voice)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A moral reprimand in a pilgrimage setting: an elder/ācārya figure admonishes a ritual-performer whose act is censured; nearby stand anxious devotees, including poor householders, suggesting the social harm of wrong worship.
FAQs
Worship must align with dharma; improper or censured conduct—even if labeled “pūjā”—brings harmful results.
No specific location is named in this verse; it is embedded in a Tīrthamāhātmya chapter but functions as moral warning.
It references “pūjā” and warns of consequences when performed in a blameworthy manner; no positive procedure is detailed here.