Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 91
स्वनुष्ठितोऽपि धर्मः स्यात्क्लेशायैव विनाशिवम् । दुराचारस्य देवोपि प्राहेति भगवान्हरः
svanuṣṭhito'pi dharmaḥ syātkleśāyaiva vināśivam | durācārasya devopi prāheti bhagavānharaḥ
ദുരാചാരമുള്ളവന് ആചരിച്ച ധര്മ്മവും ക്ലേശത്തിനേ കാരണമാകുന്നു; ശുഭഫലം നല്കുന്നില്ല—എന്ന് ഭഗവാന് ഹരന് പ്രസ്താവിച്ചു.
Bāla (citing Śiva/Hara as authority)
Scene: A contrast tableau: one figure performs elaborate rites while shadowy symbols of misconduct cling to him; Śiva (as Hara) appears as a stern yet compassionate witness, indicating that dharma without ācāra turns to suffering.
FAQs
Ritual or duty without right conduct does not yield auspiciousness; ethics is integral to dharma.
No site is mentioned; the verse emphasizes moral discipline as the foundation of religious practice.
Implicitly, it warns that ritual performance must be joined to good conduct; no single rite is specified.