Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 76
ये तु ब्राह्मणविद्विष्टाः शिवभक्तिवितंडकाः । ब्रह्मघ्नाश्च कृतघ्नाश्च तथा नैष्कृतिकाश्च ये
ye tu brāhmaṇavidviṣṭāḥ śivabhaktivitaṃḍakāḥ | brahmaghnāśca kṛtaghnāśca tathā naiṣkṛtikāśca ye
But those who hate brāhmaṇas, who obstruct devotion to Śiva, who are slayers of brāhmaṇas, who are ungrateful, and who are utterly depraved—whoever they may be—
Skanda (deduced from Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa māhātmya dialogue context)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A didactic tableau enumerating Kali-yuga offenders: brahma-dveṣins and those who sabotage Śiva devotion, framed as threats to the holy field.
FAQs
The text condemns specific grave offenses—especially hostility to brāhmaṇas and sabotage of Śiva-bhakti—as destructive to dharma.
The warning occurs within Prabhāsa-kṣetra’s māhātmya, framing how the tīrtha is guarded from serious offenders.
None; it is an ethical classification of pāpa (sin) that sets up the following verses about protection and consequences.