Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 18
यः करोत्यशुभं कर्म कुटुंबार्थं तु मंदधीः । आत्मा न वल्लभस्तस्य नूनं पुंसः सुपापिनः
yaḥ karotyaśubhaṃ karma kuṭuṃbārthaṃ tu maṃdadhīḥ | ātmā na vallabhastasya nūnaṃ puṃsaḥ supāpinaḥ
«L’homme à l’intelligence obtuse qui accomplit une œuvre néfaste pour sa famille : assurément, pour un tel grand pécheur, même son propre être ne lui est pas cher.»
Parents (mātā-pitarau) (continued)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Their son
Scene: An elder parent speaks with compassionate severity, pointing to the son’s chest as if indicating the neglected self; the son lowers his head in shame.
FAQs
Committing adharma ‘for family’ is condemned; true care for oneself and others must be grounded in śubha karma, not aśubha karma.
The passage sits within Prabhāsakṣetra-māhātmya, but this verse emphasizes dharma-ethics rather than a named tīrtha.
None; the instruction is moral—avoid aśubha actions even under the pretext of supporting dependents.