Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 128
कुर्वते यदि मोहाद्वा प्रेतत्वं शाश्वतं ततः । नापयाति कृतैः पुण्यैर्बहुशस्तीर्थसेवनैः
kurvate yadi mohādvā pretatvaṃ śāśvataṃ tataḥ | nāpayāti kṛtaiḥ puṇyairbahuśastīrthasevanaiḥ
Jika karena kebingungan seseorang melaksanakannya dengan keliru, maka darinya timbul keadaan preta yang berkepanjangan. Ia tidak mudah lenyap, sekalipun dengan banyak kebajikan yang terkumpul dan berulang kali berseva di banyak tīrtha.
Sūta (deduced)
Tirtha: Dvārakā (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A devotee, having performed a rite wrongly, is shown in a liminal preta-like state near a desolate shore; in contrast, a correctly guided ritual scene appears as a luminous counterpoint, emphasizing the need for right knowledge.
FAQs
Deliberate or careless ritual error is treated as grave; spiritual consequences may persist beyond ordinary acts of merit.
Tīrtha-sevā is mentioned generally; the surrounding narrative belongs to Dvārakā Māhātmya.
An implicit prohibition: do not perform the rite in the wrong tithi/condition, thinking it will be ‘fixed’ later by pilgrimages.