Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 51
यस्त्रीन्हले बलीवर्दान्वाहयेन्मदसंयुतः । अमावास्यां विशेषेण स प्रेतो जायते नरः
yastrīnhale balīvardānvāhayenmadasaṃyutaḥ | amāvāsyāṃ viśeṣeṇa sa preto jāyate naraḥ
L'homme qui, en état d'ivresse, attelle trois taureaux à la charrue, surtout le jour de la nouvelle lune, devient un preta.
Preta(s) (as narrators/instructors within the episode)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A drunken farmer yokes three bulls to a plough under a dark new-moon sky; the bulls strain; a preta-shadow hovers, while a contrasting figure performs pitṛ-tarpaṇa nearby.
FAQs
Intoxication and harsh, improper treatment of animals—especially on sacred lunar observances—are depicted as spiritually destructive.
The warning is part of Prabhāsakṣetra-māhātmya, reinforcing purity of conduct in the Prabhāsa sacred landscape.
A time-specific restraint is implied: observe Amāvāsyā with heightened discipline, avoiding intoxication and harm.