Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 8
यथाहं तादृशश्चासौ पुत्रस्ते भविता गुणैः । ये च पापा दुराचारा वेदान्धर्मं द्विषंति च
yathāhaṃ tādṛśaścāsau putraste bhavitā guṇaiḥ | ye ca pāpā durācārā vedāndharmaṃ dviṣaṃti ca
„Wie ich bin, so wird auch dein Sohn an Eigenschaften sein. Und jene, die sündig sind und üble Taten begehen, die die Veden und das Dharma hassen …“
Śiva (continuing)
Listener: Girijā (Pārvatī)
Scene: Śiva continues the proclamation: the son will mirror Śiva’s qualities; the narrative tone turns admonitory, pointing toward the fate of Veda-dharma-haters.
FAQs
Dharma and the Vedas are upheld as sacred foundations; hostility toward them is portrayed as a mark of adharma with consequences.
No tīrtha is mentioned in this verse.
No explicit ritual; it frames moral alignment—reverence for Veda and dharma.