Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 25
शिवाचारं न मन्यंते शिवभक्तान्द्विषंति षट् । गुरुमार्त्तमशक्तं वा विदेशप्रस्थितं तथा
śivācāraṃ na manyaṃte śivabhaktāndviṣaṃti ṣaṭ | gurumārttamaśaktaṃ vā videśaprasthitaṃ tathā
ছয় প্ৰকাৰ লোক আছে যিসকলে শৈৱ আচাৰ মান্য নকৰে আৰু শিৱভক্তক দ্বেষ কৰে: যিসকলে গুৰু দুঃখিত হ’লে, অক্ষম হ’লে, বা বিদেশলৈ প্ৰস্থিত হ’লে (আদি) গুৰুক ত্যাগ কৰে।
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context
Scene: A Śaiva community scene: devotees serving an ailing or distressed guru; contrasted with hostile figures rejecting Śivācāra and disparaging devotees, symbolizing the ‘six’ offenders.
FAQs
Rejecting Śaiva conduct and harboring hatred toward Śiva’s devotees is a grave fault, especially when it expresses itself as abandonment of the Guru in hardship.
No specific site is mentioned; the verse is ethical and community-focused within Śaiva dharma.
No ritual is prescribed; the instruction is moral: do not despise Śiva’s devotees and do not forsake the Guru in distress or weakness.