Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 17
कृमिभक्ष्ये देवद्वेष्टा कृमिशे तु दुरिष्टकृत् । पितृदेवात्पूर्वमश्रल्लांलाभक्ष्ये प्रयाति च
kṛmibhakṣye devadveṣṭā kṛmiśe tu duriṣṭakṛt | pitṛdevātpūrvamaśrallāṃlābhakṣye prayāti ca
ദേവദ്വേഷി ‘കൃമിഭക്ഷ്യ’ നരകത്തിലേക്ക് പോകുന്നു; ദുഷ്ടയാഗം ചെയ്യുന്നവൻ ‘കൃമിശ’ നരകത്തിൽ പതിക്കുന്നു. പിതൃ-ദേവാർപ്പണം മുമ്പേ ഭക്ഷിക്കുന്നവൻ ‘ലാംലാഭക്ഷ്യ’ നരകം പ്രാപിക്കുന്നു.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced from Māheśvara-khaṇḍa narrative convention)
Listener: Sages/seekers
Scene: Underworld scenes dominated by crawling worms: Kṛmibhakṣya as a pit where worms consume the deva-hater; Kṛmiśa as a swamp of worms for the corrupt sacrificer; Lāṃlābhakṣya as a grotesque feast where the offender is forced to eat foul remnants while offerings to Pitṛs/Devas remain untouched in the background.
FAQs
Dharma requires reverence to Devas and Pitṛs and purity in rites; hatred and ritual misuse degrade the soul.
No site is specified; the emphasis is on śrāddha and yajña conduct.
Implied prescription: do not eat before duly offering to Pitṛs and Devas; perform sacrifices correctly (sat-iṣṭi).