Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 48
अकारणं तु यः कश्चिद्द्विजः प्राणान्परित्यजेत् । तस्यैव तत्र दोषः स्यान्न तु योऽस्मै ददाति तत्
akāraṇaṃ tu yaḥ kaściddvijaḥ prāṇānparityajet | tasyaiva tatra doṣaḥ syānna tu yo'smai dadāti tat
แต่หากทวิชะผู้ใดไร้เหตุอันควรละทิ้งชีวิตของตน ความผิดย่อมอยู่ที่เขาเองเท่านั้น มิใช่อยู่ที่ผู้ซึ่งมอบความช่วยเหลือนั้นแก่เขา
Unspecified (didactic voice within Prabhāsakṣetra-māhātmya)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A compassionate donor offers aid to a distressed brāhmaṇa; the brāhmaṇa turns away in despair. A sage points to the principle of agency, indicating the donor remains blameless. Background shows Prabhāsa’s coastal shrine and a dharma-śāstra manuscript open.
FAQs
Moral responsibility is assigned to the agent: if someone self-destructs without cause, the giver is not automatically blameworthy.
The ethical clarification is taught within Prabhāsakṣetra-māhātmya, aligning righteous conduct with the pilgrimage setting.
No new rite is prescribed; it clarifies ethical liability connected to acts of giving/aid.