Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 74
ब्रह्महत्यादिपापानां पुराणेषु स्मृतिष्वपि । प्रायश्चित्तानि दृष्टानि न शिवद्रव्यहारिणाम्
brahmahatyādipāpānāṃ purāṇeṣu smṛtiṣvapi | prāyaścittāni dṛṣṭāni na śivadravyahāriṇām
For sins such as brahmahatyā, expiations are indeed seen in the Purāṇas and the Smṛtis; but for those who steal Śiva’s property, none are found.
Narratorial voice within Brahmottarakhaṇḍa (speaker not explicit in the snippet)
Scene: A manuscript-like tableau: Purāṇas and Smṛtis symbolically shown (palm-leaf bundles) beside a Śiva shrine; the speaker indicates that expiations exist for many sins but not for Śiva-dravya theft.
FAQs
Sacred trust is central to dharma: violating Śiva’s endowments is treated as beyond ordinary atonement.
No particular tīrtha is referenced; the teaching applies broadly to Śiva temples and offerings.
A doctrinal claim about prāyaścitta: expiations exist for many sins, but not for stealing Śiva’s property.