Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 4
अथ ते ब्राह्मणाः क्रुद्धा दृष्ट्वा तं जाल्मरूपिणम् । कपालधारिणं सर्वे धिक्छब्दैस्तं जगर्हिरे
atha te brāhmaṇāḥ kruddhā dṛṣṭvā taṃ jālmarūpiṇam | kapāladhāriṇaṃ sarve dhikchabdaistaṃ jagarhire
അപ്പോൾ ആ ബ്രാഹ്മണർ ക്രുദ്ധരായി, അശ്ലീലരൂപധാരിയായ കപാലധാരിയെ കണ്ടു, എല്ലാവരും ‘ധിക് ധിക്’ എന്ന നിന്ദാശബ്ദങ്ങളാൽ അവനെ ഗർഹിച്ചു.
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Kapāleśvara (moral pivot in origin story)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)
Scene: A ring of angry brāhmaṇas rise from their seats, pointing and shouting ‘dhik!’ at the skull-bearing ascetic; the yajña fire blazes as tension peaks, foreshadowing divine retaliation or revelation.
FAQs
Contempt rooted in external appearances and ritual arrogance leads to adharma and spiritual downfall.
Kapāleśvara at Prabhāsakṣetra, whose māhātmya is framed through this confrontation.
None; the verse narrates the priests’ reaction and censure.