Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 7
मित्रध्रुक्पिशुनः सोमविक्रयी परनिन्दकः । पितृमातृगुरुत्यागी नित्यं ब्राह्मणनिन्दकः
mitradhrukpiśunaḥ somavikrayī paranindakaḥ | pitṛmātṛgurutyāgī nityaṃ brāhmaṇanindakaḥ
«Le traître aux amis ; le délateur calomnieux ; le vendeur de soma ; celui qui dénigre autrui ; celui qui abandonne père, mère ou maître ; et celui qui, sans cesse, outrage les brahmanes : (de tels hommes sont inaptes).»
Īśvara (Śiva)
Scene: A moral court: the teacher enumerates vices—friend-betrayal, slander, soma-selling, habitual fault-finding, abandonment of parents/guru, and brāhmaṇa-reviling—shown as shadowy figures turning away from elders and scriptures.
FAQs
Moral character—truthfulness, loyalty, reverence for elders and teachers—is integral to religious worthiness.
No tīrtha is referenced in this verse.
It identifies behaviors that render a person unsuitable for ritual honor and receiving offerings in contexts like śrāddha.