Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 101
परपीडाकरा नित्यं ये नरोऽन्त्यजगामिनः । गुरुदाररतानां तु महापातकिनामपि
parapīḍākarā nityaṃ ye naro'ntyajagāminaḥ | gurudāraratānāṃ tu mahāpātakināmapi
जे पुरुष नेहमी परपीडा करतात, जे अत्यंत पतित आचरणाकडे जातात, आणि जे गुरुपत्नीमध्ये आसक्त राहतात—तेही महापातकी, महान पापी म्हणून गणले जातात।
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (contextual attribution within Āvantya Khaṇḍa)
FAQs
It condemns habitual cruelty and sexual transgression (especially violating the guru’s household) as grave adharma, classifying such conduct among mahāpātakas.
The broader context is the Revā-kṣetra (Narmadā/Revā region) within the Revā Khaṇḍa of the Āvantya Khaṇḍa, though this verse itself is a moral classification rather than a direct site-glorification.
No specific ritual (snāna, dāna, japa, vrata) is stated in this verse; it functions as a dharmic warning by identifying actions that constitute great sin.