Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 45
द्विजायार्थं प्रतिश्रुत्य न प्रयच्छति यः पुनः । न च चस्मारयते विप्रं तुल्यं तदुपपपातकम्
dvijāyārthaṃ pratiśrutya na prayacchati yaḥ punaḥ | na ca casmārayate vipraṃ tulyaṃ tadupapapātakam
जो द्विज (ब्राह्मण) के लिए कुछ देने का वचन देकर फिर नहीं देता, और उस विप्र को स्मरण भी नहीं कराता/पालन नहीं करता—वह उसी प्रकार का उपपातक (गंभीर गौण पाप) माना गया है।
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvara Khaṇḍa context)
Scene: A donor making a public promise to a brāhmaṇa, then turning away empty-handed; the brāhmaṇa stands patient; a ledger/saṅkalpa-water pot symbolizes vow; a subtle divine witness (Śiva/Skanda emblem) observes.
FAQs
Dharma requires integrity: promising support and then withholding it—especially regarding a brāhmaṇa—is treated as a serious moral fault.
No tīrtha is mentioned; the verse is ethical guidance rather than a site-mahātmya passage.
The ritual element is implicit: it reinforces the obligation of dāna and vow-keeping, but gives no specific rite or expiation.