Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 10
यावत्संवत्सरं सार्धं दैवे पित्र्ये च योजितः । पापकर्मा न विज्ञातः सोऽधुना प्रकटोऽभवत्
yāvatsaṃvatsaraṃ sārdhaṃ daive pitrye ca yojitaḥ | pāpakarmā na vijñātaḥ so'dhunā prakaṭo'bhavat
ایک سال اور آدھا وہ دیوتاؤں اور پِتروں کے لیے کیے جانے والے کرموں میں لگا رہا؛ اس کے گناہ آلود اعمال پہچانے نہ گئے—اب وہ ظاہر ہو گیا ہے۔
Narrator (within the Purāṇic frame)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Montage-like scene: over many months, the same officiant performs deva and pitṛ rites—offerings to fire and water—while a shadow of sin trails him; finally, a moment of exposure breaks the illusion.
FAQs
Ritual acts require integrity and rightful eligibility; hidden wrongdoing eventually comes to light and demands correction.
No site is specified in this verse; it frames the crisis within the chapter’s tīrtha context.
It mentions daiva and pitṛ rites (including ancestor offerings/śrāddha-type contexts), emphasizing concerns over who performs them.