Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 18
न पिता न च ते माता न भ्राता स्वजनोऽपि च । पश्यते तव वार्तां च अस्पृश्यस्त्वमदन्विषम्
na pitā na ca te mātā na bhrātā svajano'pi ca | paśyate tava vārtāṃ ca aspṛśyastvamadanviṣam
Weder dein Vater noch deine Mutter, weder dein Bruder noch selbst deine Verwandten werden dich ansehen oder nach dir fragen; du wirst unberührbar — wie ein Gift, das niemand zu sich nehmen will.
Śiva (deduced from admonitory tone continuing across verses)
Scene: A lone figure stands outside a household threshold; family members avert their gaze and step back; a stylized serpent/poison motif hovers near the fallen person, symbolizing ‘viṣam’.
FAQs
Adharma leads to severe social and spiritual degradation, resulting in isolation and rejection.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it serves as a caution within the larger tīrtha discourse.
None; the verse describes consequences (social shunning) rather than a rite.