Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 77
य इच्छेन्नरकं गंतुं सपुत्रपशुबांधव । देवेष्वधिकृतं कुर्याद्ब्राह्मणेषु च गोषु च
ya icchennarakaṃ gaṃtuṃ saputrapaśubāṃdhava | deveṣvadhikṛtaṃ kuryādbrāhmaṇeṣu ca goṣu ca
ആരു പുത്രന്മാരും പശുക്കളും ബന്ധുക്കളുമൊത്ത് നരകത്തിലേക്ക് പോകാൻ ആഗ്രഹിക്കുന്നുവോ, അവൻ ദേവന്മാരോടും ബ്രാഹ്മണന്മാരോടും ഗോകളോടും അപരാധം ചെയ്യട്ടെ.
Unknown (contextual narrator within Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya; likely Sūta relating the teaching)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A stark moral allegory: a man commits offenses in a temple precinct and toward cows/Brāhmaṇas; behind him, a shadowy path descends toward naraka, while his family and cattle follow—illustrating shared consequence.
FAQs
Aparādha against the divine order—gods, Brāhmaṇas, and cows—is presented as a direct cause of severe downfall.
The admonition is embedded in Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya, framing Prabhāsa as a dharma-protecting sacred region.
No positive ritual is stated; the verse prescribes restraint—avoid offenses toward devas, Brāhmaṇas, and cows.