Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 77
य इच्छेन्नरकं गंतुं सपुत्रपशुबांधव । देवेष्वधिकृतं कुर्याद्ब्राह्मणेषु च गोषु च
ya icchennarakaṃ gaṃtuṃ saputrapaśubāṃdhava | deveṣvadhikṛtaṃ kuryādbrāhmaṇeṣu ca goṣu ca
Barangsiapa ingin pergi ke neraka—bersama putra-putranya, ternaknya, dan sanak-kerabatnya—hendaklah ia berbuat dosa terhadap para dewa, terhadap para Brāhmaṇa, dan terhadap sapi-sapi suci.
Unknown (contextual narrator within Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya; likely Sūta relating the teaching)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A stark moral allegory: a man commits offenses in a temple precinct and toward cows/Brāhmaṇas; behind him, a shadowy path descends toward naraka, while his family and cattle follow—illustrating shared consequence.
FAQs
Aparādha against the divine order—gods, Brāhmaṇas, and cows—is presented as a direct cause of severe downfall.
The admonition is embedded in Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya, framing Prabhāsa as a dharma-protecting sacred region.
No positive ritual is stated; the verse prescribes restraint—avoid offenses toward devas, Brāhmaṇas, and cows.