Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 22
ये द्विषंति महादेवं संसारार्णवतारकम् । सुमहात्पातकोपेतास्ते यांति नरकाग्निषु
ye dviṣaṃti mahādevaṃ saṃsārārṇavatārakam | sumahātpātakopetāste yāṃti narakāgniṣu
যারা সংসার-সমুদ্র পার করানো মহাদেবকে দ্বেষ করে, তারা মহামহাপাপে আচ্ছন্ন হয়ে নরকের অগ্নিতে পতিত হয়।
Mahākāla
Scene: A stark moral tableau: Mahādeva as compassionate ferryman across a dark ocean of saṃsāra, contrasted with figures turning away in hatred and falling toward fiery hell realms.
FAQs
Blasphemy and hatred toward Śiva, the liberating Lord, is treated as a grave fault with severe karmic consequences.
No particular site is named; the verse glorifies Mahādeva’s salvific role rather than a geography.
No ritual is stated; the practical prescription is reverence and devotion toward Mahādeva and avoidance of hatred.