Qualifications of a Brāhmaṇa for Śrāddha gifts - Verse 44
Brahmanda Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · 19 · Verse 44
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Sanskrit Original
दर्शनात्सूकरो हन्ति पक्षवातेन कुक्कुटः। रजस्वलायाः स्पर्शेन क्रुद्धोयश्च प्रयच्छति।।
darśanātsūkaro hanti pakṣavātena kukkuṭaḥ| rajasvalāyāḥ sparśena kruddhoyaśca prayacchati||
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Bṛhaspati said: A pig destroys (Śrāddha) merely by seeing it; a cock destroys it with the wind from its wings. The Śrāddha is destroyed by the touch of a woman in her menses. It is also destroyed if the person offers it in angry mood.