Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 29
न दत्तमन्नमेतैस्तु कदाचिद्वै द्विजोत्तम । रुधिरं ये पिबंत्येते वसापूयपरिप्लुतम् । ब्राह्मणानां विनाशाय गवामेते सदा स्थिताः
na dattamannametaistu kadācidvai dvijottama | rudhiraṃ ye pibaṃtyete vasāpūyapariplutam | brāhmaṇānāṃ vināśāya gavāmete sadā sthitāḥ
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Yama
Listener: Dvijoत्तम (addressed: ‘O best of the twice-born’)
Scene: Sinners who never gave food are forced to drink foul blood mixed with fat and pus; they are portrayed as perpetual enemies of brāhmaṇas and cows, under the watch of punitive beings.
FAQs
Neglect of charity and hostility toward brāhmaṇas and cows is portrayed as a grave adharma with intense karmic consequences.
Prabhāsakṣetra is the narrative setting; the māhātmya uses such teachings to promote dharma for pilgrims and residents.
Implied virtue: anna-dāna (giving food). The verse contrasts the sinners’ refusal to donate food with their punishment.