Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 17
कृमिभक्ष्ये देवद्वेष्टा कृमिशे तु दुरिष्टकृत् । पितृदेवात्पूर्वमश्रल्लांलाभक्ष्ये प्रयाति च
kṛmibhakṣye devadveṣṭā kṛmiśe tu duriṣṭakṛt | pitṛdevātpūrvamaśrallāṃlābhakṣye prayāti ca
தேவர்களை வெறுப்பவன் ‘க்ருமிபக்ஷ்ய’ நரகத்தை அடைவான்; தீய யாகம் செய்பவன் ‘க்ருமிஷ’ நரகத்தில் வீழ்வான். பித்ரு-தேவர்களுக்கு அர்ப்பணம் செய்யுமுன் உண்ணுபவன் ‘லாஂலாபக்ஷ்ய’ நரகத்தை அடைவான்.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced from Māheśvara-khaṇḍa narrative convention)
Listener: Sages/seekers
Scene: Underworld scenes dominated by crawling worms: Kṛmibhakṣya as a pit where worms consume the deva-hater; Kṛmiśa as a swamp of worms for the corrupt sacrificer; Lāṃlābhakṣya as a grotesque feast where the offender is forced to eat foul remnants while offerings to Pitṛs/Devas remain untouched in the background.
FAQs
Dharma requires reverence to Devas and Pitṛs and purity in rites; hatred and ritual misuse degrade the soul.
No site is specified; the emphasis is on śrāddha and yajña conduct.
Implied prescription: do not eat before duly offering to Pitṛs and Devas; perform sacrifices correctly (sat-iṣṭi).