Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 54
विदुषां स गृहे जन्म याज्ञिकानां सदा लभेत् । न कदाचित्तु मूर्खार्णां निन्दितानां कथञ्चन
viduṣāṃ sa gṛhe janma yājñikānāṃ sadā labhet | na kadācittu mūrkhārṇāṃ ninditānāṃ kathañcana
Dia akan sentiasa memperoleh kelahiran dalam rumah orang berilmu dan para pelaksana yajña; dan tidak sekali-kali, pada bila-bila masa pun, lahir dalam kalangan yang bodoh serta tercela.
Sūta (deduced)
Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra (context)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Ṛṣis
Scene: A symbolic tableau: learned brāhmaṇas performing yajña in a clean courtyard, while a luminous thread of merit links the devotee’s act at the tīrtha to a future noble birth; shadowy figures of ‘nindita’ are kept at a distance.
FAQs
Pious acts shape future destiny—leading to uplifting births and avoidance of degrading associations.
The statement functions as fruit-of-worship within the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra Gaṇapati Māhātmya context.
No new rite is added here; it concludes the promised results of prior worship/recitation/support.