Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 19
मद्रूपान्घ्नन्ति ये विप्रान्विकर्म कारयंति च । अप्रेषणे प्रेषयंति दासत्वं कारयन्ति च
madrūpānghnanti ye viprānvikarma kārayaṃti ca | apreṣaṇe preṣayaṃti dāsatvaṃ kārayanti ca
ये मद्रूपान् विप्रान् प्रहरन्ति, विकर्माणि कारयन्ति, अप्रेष्येषु प्रेषयन्ति, दासत्वं च कारयन्ति—ते महापापभागिनः।
Śiva
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pilgrimage-inquirer (generic)
Scene: A didactic tableau: a radiant brāhmaṇa figure subtly shown as ‘divine-form’, while shadowy men commit coercion—striking, forcing forbidden labor, sending humiliating errands, and imposing servitude; above, an unseen cosmic witness implies inevitable retribution.
FAQs
Violence, coercion, and exploitation—especially of sacred functionaries—rebound as severe karmic consequence.
Prabhāsa Kṣetra; the Māhātmya uses ethical warnings to shape worthy conduct for pilgrims and householders.
A prohibition relevant to ritual life: do not compel Brāhmaṇas into improper labor or forbidden actions, nor treat them as servants.