Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 70
दुर्बलान्नैव पुष्णंति प्रणष्टार्था द्विषंति च । पीडयन्त्यभिचारेण सक्षतान्वाहयंति च
durbalānnaiva puṣṇaṃti praṇaṣṭārthā dviṣaṃti ca | pīḍayantyabhicāreṇa sakṣatānvāhayaṃti ca
They do not sustain the weak; when their wealth is lost, they turn to hatred. They torment others through malicious rites, and even force the wounded to bear burdens—such people fall into grievous adharma.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), deduced from Māheśvara-khaṇḍa narrative convention
Scene: A stark moral scene: a destitute man turns bitter, a practitioner performs dark abhicāra with a smoky fire, while nearby an injured person is forced to carry a load; a compassionate figure intervenes, offering support to the weak and stopping the harm.
FAQs
Dharma requires protecting the vulnerable; hatred, exploitation, and harmful occult practices are strongly condemned.
No tīrtha is referenced in this verse.
Abhicāra is mentioned only to condemn it; no positive ritual is prescribed.