Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 62
शीलभंगेन दुर्वृत्ताः पातयंति कुलत्रयम् । पितुर्मातुस्तथापत्युरिहामुत्र च दुःखिताः
śīlabhaṃgena durvṛttāḥ pātayaṃti kulatrayam | piturmātustathāpatyurihāmutra ca duḥkhitāḥ
ശീലഭംഗം മൂലം ദുർവൃത്തർ പിതാവ്, മാതാവ്, ഭർത്താവ്—ഈ മൂന്ന് കുലങ്ങളെയും അധഃപതിപ്പിക്കുന്നു; ഇഹലോകത്തും പരലോകത്തും ദുഃഖിതരാകുന്നു।
Skanda (deduced: Kāśī-khaṇḍa didactic voice)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A somber tableau: a household darkened, family elders distressed, symbolic falling of a lineage-tree; in the background, a split path showing worldly sorrow and post-mortem suffering.
FAQs
Ethical collapse (śīla-bhaṅga) is shown to harm not only oneself but also one’s wider familial lines.
No specific tīrtha is named; the verse is moral instruction within the Kāśī-khaṇḍa setting.
No ritual; it is a warning emphasizing character and conduct.