Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 46
पूजां ये च करिष्यंति भविष्यंति च निर्धनाः । कथं न लज्जितोसि त्वमेतत्कुर्वन्विगर्हितम्
pūjāṃ ye ca kariṣyaṃti bhaviṣyaṃti ca nirdhanāḥ | kathaṃ na lajjitosi tvametatkurvanvigarhitam
Ceux qui accompliront le culte de cette manière deviendront aussi pauvres. Comment n’as-tu pas honte en commettant cet acte réprouvé ?
Unspecified (admonitory narrative voice)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A moral reprimand in a pilgrimage setting: an elder/ācārya figure admonishes a ritual-performer whose act is censured; nearby stand anxious devotees, including poor householders, suggesting the social harm of wrong worship.
FAQs
Worship must align with dharma; improper or censured conduct—even if labeled “pūjā”—brings harmful results.
No specific location is named in this verse; it is embedded in a Tīrthamāhātmya chapter but functions as moral warning.
It references “pūjā” and warns of consequences when performed in a blameworthy manner; no positive procedure is detailed here.