Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 18
यः करोत्यशुभं कर्म कुटुंबार्थं तु मंदधीः । आत्मा न वल्लभस्तस्य नूनं पुंसः सुपापिनः
yaḥ karotyaśubhaṃ karma kuṭuṃbārthaṃ tu maṃdadhīḥ | ātmā na vallabhastasya nūnaṃ puṃsaḥ supāpinaḥ
குடும்பத்திற்காக மந்தபுத்தியுள்ளவன் அசுபக் காரியம் செய்தால், அவன் நிச்சயமாக மகாபாபி; அவனுக்குத் தன் ஆத்மாவும் இனியதல்ல.
Parents (mātā-pitarau) (continued)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Their son
Scene: An elder parent speaks with compassionate severity, pointing to the son’s chest as if indicating the neglected self; the son lowers his head in shame.
FAQs
Committing adharma ‘for family’ is condemned; true care for oneself and others must be grounded in śubha karma, not aśubha karma.
The passage sits within Prabhāsakṣetra-māhātmya, but this verse emphasizes dharma-ethics rather than a named tīrtha.
None; the instruction is moral—avoid aśubha actions even under the pretext of supporting dependents.
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