अकृत्वा वैश्वदेवं तु भुंजते ये द्विजाधमाः । इह लोकेन्नहीनाः स्युः काकयोनिं व्रजंत्यथ
akṛtvā vaiśvadevaṃ tu bhuṃjate ye dvijādhamāḥ | iha lokennahīnāḥ syuḥ kākayoniṃ vrajaṃtyatha
Những kẻ hèn trong hàng “hai lần sinh” mà thọ thực không làm Vaiśvadeva, thì ở đời này sẽ thiếu thốn lương thực; rồi về sau rơi vào cảnh thai sinh làm quạ.
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A cautionary vision: a man eats alone without offering; the scene shifts to him suffering hunger and then to a symbolic crow-state, while a contrasting figure offers food and is blessed with abundance.
Food must be sanctified by offering and sharing; otherwise it brings karmic deprivation and degradation.
The warning is delivered within Kāśī-khaṇḍa, reinforcing Kashi’s dharma as integral to its sacred greatness.
Do not eat without first completing the Vaiśvadeva offering.