Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 39
शिवनिंदारतो मूढः शिवशास्त्रविनिंदकः । तस्य नो निष्कृतिर्दृष्टा क्वापि शास्त्रेपि केनचित्
śivaniṃdārato mūḍhaḥ śivaśāstraviniṃdakaḥ | tasya no niṣkṛtirdṛṣṭā kvāpi śāstrepi kenacit
أما الأحمق الذي يلتذّ بسبِّ شيفا ويزدري شاسترا شيفا—فلا تُرى له كفّارةٌ قط في أي موضع، ولا عند أحد، ولا في أي شاسترا.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśī Khaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī (general)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A figure with mocking posture points at Śiva and a palm-leaf śāstra; the scene is framed by a stern, protective aura around the liṅga, indicating an inviolable boundary.
FAQs
Śiva-nindā and contempt for Śaiva teaching are treated as grave aparādha, beyond ordinary expiations.
The teaching occurs within the Kāśī Khaṇḍa framework, reinforcing Kāśī’s dharmic discipline centered on Śiva.
None; the verse emphasizes the absence of recognized prāyaścitta for persistent Śiva-nindā.