Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 27
किं वा ते बहुनोक्तेन शृणु संक्षेपतो नृप । अस्माकं भोजनं नित्यं यत्त्वं श्रुत्वा विगर्हसि
kiṃ vā te bahunoktena śṛṇu saṃkṣepato nṛpa | asmākaṃ bhojanaṃ nityaṃ yattvaṃ śrutvā vigarhasi
¿De qué sirve decir mucho más? Escúchalo brevemente, oh Rey: nuestra comida es siempre aquella que, cuando oyes hablar de ella, la condenas.
Māṃsāda
Type: kshetra
Listener: King (nṛpa)
Scene: A preta-like being speaks plainly to a seated king, confessing their perpetually condemned food; the courtly setting contrasts with the grim subject.
FAQs
Inauspicious gains arise from censurable acts; dharma asks one to avoid the very conduct one would morally reject.
No tīrtha is named in this closing line; it summarizes the ethical thrust of the preceding rules.
A general prescription: avoid censurable, impure, or improperly performed rites and meals that invert the fruit of offerings.
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