Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 21
शंकरं द्रष्टुकामांह किं वक्ष्ये तेन पृच्छिता । यो निंदति महादेवं निंद्यमानं श्रृणोति यः । तावुभौ नरके यातो यावच्चन्द्रदिवाकरौ
śaṃkaraṃ draṣṭukāmāṃha kiṃ vakṣye tena pṛcchitā | yo niṃdati mahādevaṃ niṃdyamānaṃ śrṛṇoti yaḥ | tāvubhau narake yāto yāvaccandradivākarau
«Désirant voir Śaṅkara, que dirai-je lorsqu’il m’interrogera ? Celui qui outrage Mahādeva, et celui qui écoute tandis qu’on l’outrage—tous deux vont en enfer aussi longtemps que dureront la Lune et le Soleil.»
Satī (internal reflection/utterance within the narrative, deduced)
Scene: Satī, resolute, speaks a stern dharmic maxim; the assembly freezes—some avert their eyes, others whisper—while the fire flares, mirroring the severity of the warning.
FAQs
Blasphemy of Mahādeva—and even passive participation by listening—violates dharma and brings severe karmic consequence.
No specific tirtha is named in this verse; it functions as a dharma-teaching within the Kedārakhaṇḍa narrative.
No formal ritual is prescribed; it gives an ethical injunction: do not revile Śiva and do not remain to hear such revilement.