Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 39
शिवनिंदारतो मूढः शिवशास्त्रविनिंदकः । तस्य नो निष्कृतिर्दृष्टा क्वापि शास्त्रेपि केनचित्
śivaniṃdārato mūḍhaḥ śivaśāstraviniṃdakaḥ | tasya no niṣkṛtirdṛṣṭā kvāpi śāstrepi kenacit
কিন্তু যি মূঢ় শিৱ-নিন্দাত আসক্ত আৰু শিৱ-শাস্ত্ৰকো অপমান কৰে—তাৰ বাবে কোনো শাস্ত্ৰতেই, কোনোবাই, ক’তো প্ৰায়শ্চিত্ত দেখা নাযায়।
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.