Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 101
एतान्द्विषंति ये मूढा ब्राह्मणान्संशितव्रतान् । ते मां द्विषंति वै नूनं पूजनात्पूजयन्ति माम्
etāndviṣaṃti ye mūḍhā brāhmaṇānsaṃśitavratān | te māṃ dviṣaṃti vai nūnaṃ pūjanātpūjayanti mām
যিসকল মূঢ় লোকে দৃঢ়ব্ৰত ব্ৰাহ্মণসকলক ঘৃণা কৰে, তেওঁলোকে নিশ্চয়েই মোকেই ঘৃণা কৰে; আৰু যিসকলে তেওঁলোকক সন্মান কৰে, সেই সন্মানৰ দ্বাৰাই মোকেই পূজা কৰে।
Śiva
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Candra
Scene: Two contrasted groups: on one side, deluded men scowl at ascetic Brāhmaṇas; on the other, devotees offer flowers and food. Above, Śiva’s gaze aligns with the honored group, while the hateful group is shown in shadow, indicating spiritual self-harm.
FAQs
Devotion is tested through conduct: reverence to disciplined Brāhmaṇas is counted as worship of Śiva; hatred becomes an offense against Him.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where Śaiva teaching is framed as a māhātmya instruction.
Pūjā/satkāra of vowed Brāhmaṇas, explicitly equated with worship of Śiva.