Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 48
आचारैश्चापि धर्मैश्च न कार्यं मम किंचन । तस्माद्वक्ष्यामि नाप्येतन्न चाप्यस्मि समाचरे
ācāraiścāpi dharmaiśca na kāryaṃ mama kiṃcana | tasmādvakṣyāmi nāpyetanna cāpyasmi samācare
“Tentang adat laku dan kewajipan dharma, aku tidak ada urusan dengan apa pun. Maka aku berkata terus terang: aku tidak memiliki kelayakan itu, dan aku juga tidak mengamalkan tata laku yang benar.”
A certain man (nara)
Listener: Kālabhīti
Scene: The man speaks defiantly yet hollowly, declaring he has nothing to do with customary conduct or religious duties; the other figure listens with rising disapproval.
FAQs
It underscores that lack of dharmic conduct affects the moral legitimacy of religious transactions like giving and receiving.
No site is named in this verse.
An implied rule: those receiving offerings should consider the giver’s adherence to dharma and ācāra.