Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 106
साधूनां समचित्तानामुपहासं करोति यः । देवो वाप्यथ वा मर्त्यः स विज्ञेयोऽधमाधमः
sādhūnāṃ samacittānāmupahāsaṃ karoti yaḥ | devo vāpyatha vā martyaḥ sa vijñeyo'dhamādhamaḥ
Quiconque tourne en dérision les sādhus au cœur égal—qu’il soit dieu ou mortel—doit être reconnu comme le plus bas des infâmes.
Girijā (Pārvatī/Bhavānī)
Tirtha: Kedāra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A didactic tableau: an equanimous sādhu sits serene while an arrogant figure mocks; the moral verdict labels the mocker ‘adhama-adhama’.
FAQs
Mocking the spiritually steady is a severe ethical failure; reverence for sādhus protects one’s own dharma and destiny.
The teaching occurs in the Kedāra-kṣetra narrative setting of the Kedārakhaṇḍa.
No ritual is specified; the prescription is ethical—avoid sadhu-nindā (disparaging the holy).