Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 12
आमं वा यदि वा पक्वं शूद्रान्नं यस्तु भक्षति । स भवेच्छूकरो ग्राम्यस्तस्य वा जायते कुले
āmaṃ vā yadi vā pakvaṃ śūdrānnaṃ yastu bhakṣati | sa bhavecchūkaro grāmyastasya vā jāyate kule
“பச்சையாயினும் சமைத்ததாயினும்—சூத்ரரின் அன்னத்தை யார் உண்ணுகிறாரோ, அவர் கிராமப் பன்றியாக ஆகிறார்; அல்லது அவரது குலத்தில் அத்தகைய பிறப்பு உண்டாகிறது.”
Antyaja (contextual continuation)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A cautionary allegory: a brāhmaṇa hesitates before a food bowl labeled as prohibited; in the background, a symbolic vignette shows a pig in a village lane, representing the threatened karmic outcome.
FAQs
The text uses karmic consequence imagery to emphasize strict observance of prescribed conduct regarding food.
Prabhāsakṣetra is the broader setting; the verse itself is a dharma-warning within that māhātmya.
Avoidance of eating certain food is presented as a rule, with consequences described for violation.