Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 147
शिवदर्शनविद्वेषी तमसा संवृताशयः । यात्रोत्सव विनाशाय प्रेरितोऽन्यैः सुदुर्जनैः
śivadarśanavidveṣī tamasā saṃvṛtāśayaḥ | yātrotsava vināśāya prerito'nyaiḥ sudurjanaiḥ
Haïssant jusqu’au darśana de Śiva, le cœur voilé de ténèbres, je fus poussé par d’autres scélérats à anéantir la fête du pèlerinage.
An unnamed man (admitting hostility to Śiva-darśana)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A dark-hearted antagonist confesses hatred of Śiva-darśana, shown amid a bustling pilgrimage festival, whispering with other wicked instigators at the edge of the crowd.
FAQs
Opposing devotion—especially obstructing yātrā and darśana—arises from tamas and leads to grave spiritual downfall.
The verse underscores the sanctity of a Śiva-yātrā by portraying its obstruction as adharma; the precise tīrtha is given by the chapter context.
No positive prescription is stated; the implied dharmic rule is to support, not sabotage, pilgrimage and divine worship.