Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 96
कृत्वा तपोबलं घोरं गच्छध्वं नरकं पुनः । भविष्यति हृषीकेशः स्वामी वोऽपि पराङ्मुखः
kṛtvā tapobalaṃ ghoraṃ gacchadhvaṃ narakaṃ punaḥ | bhaviṣyati hṛṣīkeśaḥ svāmī vo'pi parāṅmukhaḥ
ভয়ংকর তপস্যা ও তপোবল অর্জন করেও তোমরা আবার নরকে যাবে; আর তোমাদের স্বামী হৃষীকেশ (বিষ্ণু)ও তোমাদের প্রতি বিমুখ হবেন।
Dadhīca Ṛṣi (culmination of the curse)
Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A stern pronouncement: ascetics or ritualists, proud of fierce austerities, are shown being turned away by Hṛṣīkeśa; the atmosphere is admonitory, with a shadow of naraka imagery behind them.
FAQs
Austerity without right devotion and dharma does not save; divine grace withdraws from the obstinately irreverent.
The teaching is situated in the Vastrāpathakṣetra Māhātmya of the Prabhāsa region.
No specific ritual is prescribed; it cautions that tapas alone is insufficient without proper worship and reverence.
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