Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 95
अन्यायोपार्जितैर्द्रव्यैः श्राद्धं यत्क्रियते नरैः । तृप्यंति तेन चण्डालपुल्कसादिषु योनिषु
anyāyopārjitairdravyaiḥ śrāddhaṃ yatkriyate naraiḥ | tṛpyaṃti tena caṇḍālapulkasādiṣu yoniṣu
अन्यायोपार्जितैर्द्रव्यैः यच्छ्राद्धं नरैः क्रियते, तेन चण्डालपुल्कसादिषु योनिषु स्थिताः तृप्यन्ति।
Unspecified (didactic voice on ritual ethics)
Scene: A man performs śrāddha with lavish offerings, but shadowy stains cling to the coins and vessels; the intended pitṛs remain unsatisfied while distant figures in low births receive the nourishment instead—an ethical inversion.
FAQs
Rituals inherit the moral quality of their means; unjust earnings distort the intended spiritual beneficiaries and outcomes.
Dharmāraṇya provides the moral-ritual teaching setting; the verse stresses ethical correctness rather than a named pilgrimage spot.
Śrāddha should not be performed with anyāyopārjita (unjustly acquired) substances.