Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 17
कृमिभक्ष्ये देवद्वेष्टा कृमिशे तु दुरिष्टकृत् । पितृदेवात्पूर्वमश्रल्लांलाभक्ष्ये प्रयाति च
kṛmibhakṣye devadveṣṭā kṛmiśe tu duriṣṭakṛt | pitṛdevātpūrvamaśrallāṃlābhakṣye prayāti ca
دیوتاؤں سے بغض رکھنے والا کرِمی بھکشْی میں جاتا ہے؛ بدکار یَجْیہ کرنے والا کرِمی شے میں۔ اور جو پِتروں اور دیوتاؤں کو نذر کرنے سے پہلے ہی کھا لے وہ لاملا بھکشْی کو پہنچتا ہے۔
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced from Māheśvara-khaṇḍa narrative convention)
Listener: Sages/seekers
Scene: Underworld scenes dominated by crawling worms: Kṛmibhakṣya as a pit where worms consume the deva-hater; Kṛmiśa as a swamp of worms for the corrupt sacrificer; Lāṃlābhakṣya as a grotesque feast where the offender is forced to eat foul remnants while offerings to Pitṛs/Devas remain untouched in the background.
FAQs
Dharma requires reverence to Devas and Pitṛs and purity in rites; hatred and ritual misuse degrade the soul.
No site is specified; the emphasis is on śrāddha and yajña conduct.
Implied prescription: do not eat before duly offering to Pitṛs and Devas; perform sacrifices correctly (sat-iṣṭi).