Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 95
अन्यायोपार्जितैर्द्रव्यैः श्राद्धं यत्क्रियते नरैः । तृप्यंति तेन चण्डालपुल्कसादिषु योनिषु
anyāyopārjitairdravyaiḥ śrāddhaṃ yatkriyate naraiḥ | tṛpyaṃti tena caṇḍālapulkasādiṣu yoniṣu
اگر لوگ ناحق کمائی ہوئی دولت سے شراَدھ کریں تو اس نذر سے چنڈال، پلکَس اور اسی طرح کی یونیوں میں رہنے والے جیو تَریپت ہو جاتے ہیں۔
Unspecified (didactic voice on ritual ethics)
Scene: A man performs śrāddha with lavish offerings, but shadowy stains cling to the coins and vessels; the intended pitṛs remain unsatisfied while distant figures in low births receive the nourishment instead—an ethical inversion.
FAQs
Rituals inherit the moral quality of their means; unjust earnings distort the intended spiritual beneficiaries and outcomes.
Dharmāraṇya provides the moral-ritual teaching setting; the verse stresses ethical correctness rather than a named pilgrimage spot.
Śrāddha should not be performed with anyāyopārjita (unjustly acquired) substances.