Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 44
द्विजद्वेषरतानां हि यत्पापं जायते नृणाम् । तेन पापेन लिप्यामि यद्यहं नागमे पुनः
dvijadveṣaratānāṃ hi yatpāpaṃ jāyate nṛṇām | tena pāpena lipyāmi yadyahaṃ nāgame punaḥ
Wenn ich nicht wieder hierher komme, möge ich befleckt werden von der Sünde, die in Menschen entsteht, die dem Hass gegen die Zweimalgeborenen ergeben sind; durch eben diese Sünde möge ich verunreinigt sein.
Unspecified (contextual vow/utterance within Arbuda Khaṇḍa narration; likely a pilgrim or narrator-voice within the māhātmya)
Tirtha: Arbuda-kshetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A pilgrim declares a vow: failure to return equals the sin born of hatred toward dvijas. The scene shows dvijas performing rites near a sacred spot while the pilgrim stands protectively, calming a quarrel and preventing disrespect.
FAQs
Pilgrimage dharma includes reverence toward custodians of sacred learning; hatred toward them is presented as spiritually destructive.
Arbuda-kṣetra is the tīrtha in view, praised through the seriousness of the vow attached to it.
No ritual is prescribed; the verse stresses attitude and conduct aligned with dharma.