Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 46
तस्य वै कुपितः शंभुर्नाशयेद्ब्रह्मवर्चसम् । रौरवं कालसूत्राख्यं नरकं चास्य दास्यति
tasya vai kupitaḥ śaṃbhurnāśayedbrahmavarcasam | rauravaṃ kālasūtrākhyaṃ narakaṃ cāsya dāsyati
Śambhu, irrité contre lui, détruit sa splendeur brahmanique. Il le voue aussi aux enfers nommés Raurava et Kālasūtra.
Skanda (deduced from Setukhaṇḍa narrative style within Skanda Purāṇa)
Tirtha: Setukṣetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Śambhu, wrathful at the negligent person, withdraws brahmanical splendor; the imagery turns to terrifying hell-realms—Raurava and Kālasūtra.
FAQs
Neglect of obligatory dharma—especially ancestral rites—can lead to loss of spiritual merit and severe post-death consequences.
The warning occurs within Setukhaṇḍa’s Setu-kṣetra Mahātmya context, emphasizing the seriousness of rites at the sacred Setu.
Implicitly, do not omit Mahālaya śrāddha (particularly the Dvitīyā observance referenced immediately prior), lest such consequences arise.