Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 62
शीलभंगेन दुर्वृत्ताः पातयंति कुलत्रयम् । पितुर्मातुस्तथापत्युरिहामुत्र च दुःखिताः
śīlabhaṃgena durvṛttāḥ pātayaṃti kulatrayam | piturmātustathāpatyurihāmutra ca duḥkhitāḥ
نیک سیرتی کے ٹوٹنے سے بدکردار لوگ تین خاندانوں کو گرا دیتے ہیں—باپ، ماں اور شوہر کے؛ اور وہ یہاں بھی اور آخرت میں بھی غمگین رہتے ہیں۔
Skanda (deduced: Kāśī-khaṇḍa didactic voice)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A somber tableau: a household darkened, family elders distressed, symbolic falling of a lineage-tree; in the background, a split path showing worldly sorrow and post-mortem suffering.
FAQs
Ethical collapse (śīla-bhaṅga) is shown to harm not only oneself but also one’s wider familial lines.
No specific tīrtha is named; the verse is moral instruction within the Kāśī-khaṇḍa setting.
No ritual; it is a warning emphasizing character and conduct.