Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 48
अकारणं तु यः कश्चिद्द्विजः प्राणान्परित्यजेत् । तस्यैव तत्र दोषः स्यान्न तु योऽस्मै ददाति तत्
akāraṇaṃ tu yaḥ kaściddvijaḥ prāṇānparityajet | tasyaiva tatra doṣaḥ syānna tu yo'smai dadāti tat
Wenn jedoch irgendein Dvija (Zweimalgeborener) ohne Grund sein Leben aufgibt, so liegt die Schuld allein bei ihm und nicht bei dem, der ihm jene Hilfe gewährt.
Unspecified (didactic voice within Prabhāsakṣetra-māhātmya)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A compassionate donor offers aid to a distressed brāhmaṇa; the brāhmaṇa turns away in despair. A sage points to the principle of agency, indicating the donor remains blameless. Background shows Prabhāsa’s coastal shrine and a dharma-śāstra manuscript open.
FAQs
Moral responsibility is assigned to the agent: if someone self-destructs without cause, the giver is not automatically blameworthy.
The ethical clarification is taught within Prabhāsakṣetra-māhātmya, aligning righteous conduct with the pilgrimage setting.
No new rite is prescribed; it clarifies ethical liability connected to acts of giving/aid.