Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 78
ब्राह्मणान्द्वेष्टि यो मोहाद्देवान्गाश्च मखान्यदि । नैव तस्य परो लोको नाऽयं लोको दुरात्मनः
brāhmaṇāndveṣṭi yo mohāddevāngāśca makhānyadi | naiva tasya paro loko nā'yaṃ loko durātmanaḥ
மயக்கத்தால் பிராமணர்களை வெறுத்து, தேவர்கள், பசுக்கள், யாகங்கள் ஆகியவற்றை இகழ்வோருக்கு மறுலோகமும் இல்லை, இவ்வுலகமும் இல்லை; அவர் துராத்மன்.
Unknown (contextual narrator within Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya; likely Sūta relating the teaching)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A solitary figure turns away in disdain from a sacrificial altar, cows, and a temple; the world around him becomes barren and dim, while a distant luminous path (for the reverent) contrasts his self-made exclusion from both worlds.
FAQs
Contempt for Brāhmaṇas, devas, cows, and yajña destroys both worldly well-being and spiritual destiny.
Prabhāsakṣetra is the narrative frame; the Māhātmya presents it as a land where dharma must be upheld.
The verse references makha (yajña) as sacred; the implied prescription is to honor and support sacrificial religion rather than reject it.