Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 52
आमन्त्रितस्तु यः श्राद्धे वृषल्या सह मोदते । दातुर्यद्दुष्कृतं किञ्चित्तत्सर्वं प्रतिपद्यते
āmantritastu yaḥ śrāddhe vṛṣalyā saha modate | dāturyadduṣkṛtaṃ kiñcittatsarvaṃ pratipadyate
Mais l’homme qui, bien qu’invité à un śrāddha, s’y complaît en compagnie d’une femme à la conduite impure, assume sur lui tous les péchés du donateur, quel que soit son méfait.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced from Purāṇic māhātmya narration style in Prabhāsakhaṇḍa)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A śrāddha setting with piṇḍas and kuśa grass; an invited guest turns toward improper revelry with a woman of impure conduct, while the pitṛs are depicted withdrawing; a moral contrast between sacred rite and profane indulgence.
FAQs
Śrāddha demands inner and outer purity; improper associations during the rite make the participant share in the donor’s demerit.
The broader setting is Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya), where dharmic discipline is taught as part of the site’s sanctity.
Proper decorum for invited participants at Śrāddha—avoid impure conduct and associations while attending the rite.