Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 64
कुशीलश्चैव काणश्च वृषलीपतिरेव च । पौनर्भवश्च कानीनः कितवो मद्यपस्तथा
kuśīlaścaiva kāṇaśca vṛṣalīpatireva ca | paunarbhavaśca kānīnaḥ kitavo madyapastathā
Do mesmo modo devem ser evitados: o de má conduta, o caolho, o marido de uma mulher śūdra, o nascido de mulher recasada, o filho ilegítimo, o jogador e o bebedor de intoxicantes.
Skanda (deduced from Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa māhātmya discourse style)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa
Type: kshetra
Scene: A pilgrim at Prabhāsa consults elders on whom to give alms; shadowed figures representing censured recipients stand aside, while worthy brāhmaṇas and ascetics receive with calm dignity.
FAQs
Śrāddha emphasizes disciplined life; addictive and unethical behaviors are treated as incompatible with sacred offerings.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where the māhātmya teaches how to preserve the sanctity of offerings.
A continuation of the exclusion list for those not to be honored/invited in śrāddha and related rites.