Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 10
स्वर्गस्थास्तेन पितरः पूर्वजास्ते पितामहाः । पतन्ति जातमात्रेण कुलटस्तेन चोच्यते
svargasthāstena pitaraḥ pūrvajāste pitāmahāḥ | patanti jātamātreṇa kulaṭastena cocyate
അവന്റെ ജന്മമാത്രത്താൽ സ്വർഗ്ഗസ്ഥരായ പിതാക്കന്മാർ, പൂർവ്വജർ, പിതാമഹന്മാർ വീഴുന്നു; അതുകൊണ്ട് അവൻ ‘കുലട’ അഥവാ കുലദ്രോഹി എന്നു വിളിക്കപ്പെടുന്നു।
Mārkaṇḍeya
Scene: A newborn’s arrival is juxtaposed with pitṛs in svarga losing their radiance and descending—an allegory of kula-dharma rupture.
FAQs
The text links household disorder to loss of ancestral merit, stressing responsibility toward one’s lineage and pitṛs.
No tīrtha is named in this verse; it continues the ethical rationale within the chapter’s sacred narrative.
No explicit rite; the verse alludes to pitṛ-related merit which is typically supported by śrāddha and dharmic household life.