Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 43
अधस्ताद्वह्निना चैव दह्यमाना दिवानिशम् । विश्वासघातका ये च सर्वदैव सुनिर्दयाः । तस्मान्मुक्तिं प्रयांति स्म श्राद्धे ह्येकादशे कृते
adhastādvahninā caiva dahyamānā divāniśam | viśvāsaghātakā ye ca sarvadaiva sunirdayāḥ | tasmānmuktiṃ prayāṃti sma śrāddhe hyekādaśe kṛte
Brûlés jour et nuit par le feu d'en bas sont ceux qui trahissent la confiance — toujours durs et impitoyables. Pourtant, on dit qu'ils atteignent la libération lorsqu'un onzième śrāddha est accompli.
Skanda (deduced)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Sinners suspended above flames, scorched from below day and night; above, a ritual scene of eleventh śrāddha sending cooling merit like rain or moonlight.
FAQs
Betraying trust is treated as a severe moral crime, yet the Purāṇa upholds śrāddha as a means of compassionate aid to the departed.
No single tīrtha is named in the verse; it focuses on ethical fault and śrāddha-based relief.
Performing the eleventh śrāddha is said to bring release for those suffering for betrayal of trust.