Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 13
यत्त्वया विहितं कर्म नैतदन्यः करिष्यति । न कृतं केनचित्पूर्वं पितृवैरसमुद्भवम्
yattvayā vihitaṃ karma naitadanyaḥ kariṣyati | na kṛtaṃ kenacitpūrvaṃ pitṛvairasamudbhavam
“നീ നിർവഹിക്കാൻ എടുത്ത ഈ കർമ്മം മറ്റാരും ചെയ്യുകയില്ല; പിതൃവൈരത്തിൽ നിന്നുയർന്ന ഇത്തരമൊരു കർമ്മം മുൻപ് ആരും ചെയ്തിട്ടില്ല।”
Pitṛs (ancestors)
Type: ghat
Scene: Ancestral voice emphasizes the uniqueness of the deed; the devotee stands tense, framed between dark red remnants of the act and a bright, corrective ancestral radiance above.
FAQs
Pitṛ-apacāra (offense toward ancestors) is portrayed as spiritually dangerous and socially unworthy; reverence to Pitṛs is integral to dharma.
The statement is part of the narrative framework that establishes the later tīrtha-name and its merit: Rāmahrada.
Implicit prescription: avoid actions born of Pitṛ-vaira; uphold ancestral rites and respect.