Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 1
भर्तृयज्ञ उवाच । एतस्मात्कारणात्कश्चित्तस्मिन्नहनि पार्थिव । ददाति नैव च श्राद्धं पितॄनुद्दिश्य कर्हिचित् । वंशच्छेदभयाद्राजन्सत्यमेतन्मयोदितम्
bhartṛyajña uvāca | etasmātkāraṇātkaścittasminnahani pārthiva | dadāti naiva ca śrāddhaṃ pitṝnuddiśya karhicit | vaṃśacchedabhayādrājansatyametanmayoditam
Disse Bhartṛyajña: Por essa razão, ó rei, nesse dia ninguém faz doações nem realiza o Śrāddha tendo em vista os Pitṛs (antepassados), por medo de cortar a própria linhagem. Ó rei, é verdadeira a palavra que proferi.
Bhartṛyajña
Listener: Pārthiva (King)
Scene: A sage (Bhartṛyajña) instructs a king in a forest-hermitage setting, warning about a specific observance-day when pitṛ-śrāddha is avoided to prevent lineage-cutting; the king listens with folded hands.
FAQs
Purāṇic dharma stresses obedience to prescribed ritual timings; violating a prohibition is feared to harm one’s family line.
The discourse continues within the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra Māhātmya stream of Nāgara Khaṇḍa.
A practical avoidance: do not perform Pitṛ-intended Śrāddha (or related giving) on the specified prohibited day.
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