Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 78
ब्राह्मणं दूषयिष्यामि यदि तावच्च पातकम् । भविष्यति न संदेहः शापश्चापि तदुद्भवः
brāhmaṇaṃ dūṣayiṣyāmi yadi tāvacca pātakam | bhaviṣyati na saṃdehaḥ śāpaścāpi tadudbhavaḥ
“Jika aku mencela seorang brāhmaṇa, maka sebesar itu juga dosa pasti timbul—tiada syak—dan suatu sumpahan pun akan lahir daripadanya.”
Vahni (Agni) (inner deliberation reported in narrative)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Self / implied brāhmaṇas present
Scene: Agni reasons aloud: disparaging a brāhmaṇa will surely generate sin and a curse—depicting a moral calculus with visible tension around the sacred fire.
FAQs
It warns that harming the reputation of the righteous is itself a grave fault, generating spiritual demerit and triggering destructive karmic consequences.
The verse occurs within a tīrtha-māhātmya account connected to a kuṇḍa; the exact site name is not provided in the snippet.
No direct ritual is prescribed; the verse concerns the ethics of speech and the fear of sin/curse.