Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 95
अन्यायोपार्जितैर्द्रव्यैः श्राद्धं यत्क्रियते नरैः । तृप्यंति तेन चण्डालपुल्कसादिषु योनिषु
anyāyopārjitairdravyaiḥ śrāddhaṃ yatkriyate naraiḥ | tṛpyaṃti tena caṇḍālapulkasādiṣu yoniṣu
மக்கள் அநியாயமாகச் சேர்த்த செல்வத்தால் ஸ்ராத்தம் செய்தால், அந்த அர்ப்பணத்தால் சாண்டாளன், புல்கசன் முதலிய யோனிகளில் உள்ள உயிர்கள் திருப்தி அடைகின்றன।
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.