Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 101
परपीडाकरा नित्यं ये नरोऽन्त्यजगामिनः । गुरुदाररतानां तु महापातकिनामपि
parapīḍākarā nityaṃ ye naro'ntyajagāminaḥ | gurudāraratānāṃ tu mahāpātakināmapi
Ces hommes qui, sans cesse, font souffrir autrui, qui sombrent dans la conduite des plus déchus, et ceux qui se complaisent auprès des épouses de leurs maîtres : eux aussi sont comptés parmi les grands pécheurs, les mahāpātakins.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (contextual attribution within Āvantya Khaṇḍa)
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) tīrtha sphere (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A moral courtroom tableau: figures representing habitual oppressors, the morally fallen, and the guru’s-wife transgressor; Yama’s attendants record deeds; the victims’ suffering is visible as a shadow behind the perpetrators.
FAQs
It condemns habitual cruelty and sexual transgression (especially violating the guru’s household) as grave adharma, classifying such conduct among mahāpātakas.
The broader context is the Revā-kṣetra (Narmadā/Revā region) within the Revā Khaṇḍa of the Āvantya Khaṇḍa, though this verse itself is a moral classification rather than a direct site-glorification.
No specific ritual (snāna, dāna, japa, vrata) is stated in this verse; it functions as a dharmic warning by identifying actions that constitute great sin.