Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 18
न पिता न च ते माता न भ्राता स्वजनोऽपि च । पश्यते तव वार्तां च अस्पृश्यस्त्वमदन्विषम्
na pitā na ca te mātā na bhrātā svajano'pi ca | paśyate tava vārtāṃ ca aspṛśyastvamadanviṣam
Ni ton père ni ta mère, ni ton frère, ni même tes proches ne te regarderont ni ne prendront de tes nouvelles ; tu deviens intouchable, tel un poison que nul ne voudrait recevoir.
Śiva (deduced from admonitory tone continuing across verses)
Scene: A lone figure stands outside a household threshold; family members avert their gaze and step back; a stylized serpent/poison motif hovers near the fallen person, symbolizing ‘viṣam’.
FAQs
Adharma leads to severe social and spiritual degradation, resulting in isolation and rejection.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it serves as a caution within the larger tīrtha discourse.
None; the verse describes consequences (social shunning) rather than a rite.