Anushasana Parva 90.8
Rahular Itihasa / M. N. Dutt · Anushasana Parva Chapter 90 · Verse 8
Sanskrit Original
नष्टं देवलके दत्तमप्रतिष्ठं च वाधुषे। यत्तु वाणिजके दत्तं नेह नामुत्र तद् भवेत्॥ भस्मनीव हुतं हव्यं तथा पौनर्भवे द्विजे। ये तु धर्मव्यपेतेषु चारित्रापगतेषु च। हव्यं कव्यं प्रयच्छन्ति तेषां तत्प्रेत्य नश्यति॥
The offerings made at Shraddhas if presented to a Brahmana who sells wine, become converted into human excreta; if presented to a Brahmana who practises as a physician, they become converted into puss and blood; if presented to one who lives by setting up an idol, they fail to produce any fruit; if presented to one who lives upon usury, they lead to infamy; if presented to one who is engaged in trade, they become productive of no fruits cither in this world or in the next. If presented to a Brahmana who is born of a widowed mother, they become as fruitless as libations poured on ashes.