Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 16
गुरूणामवमंता यचो महाज्वाले निपात्यते । लवणं शास्त्रहंता च निर्मर्यादो विमोहके
gurūṇāmavamaṃtā yaco mahājvāle nipātyate | lavaṇaṃ śāstrahaṃtā ca nirmaryādo vimohake
गुरूंचा अवमान करणारा ‘महाज्वाला’ नरकात टाकला जातो. शास्त्राचा नाश करणारा ‘लवण’ नरकास जातो; आणि मर्यादाहीन उच्छृंखल ‘विमोहक’ नरकात पडतो.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced from Māheśvara-khaṇḍa narrative convention)
Listener: Sages/seekers
Scene: Three punishments visualized: Mahājvāla as a towering inferno swallowing a guru-insulter; Lavaṇa as a blinding salt-desert/caustic brine tormenting a scripture-destroyer; Vimohaka as a foggy labyrinth of delusion where the lawless wander without direction, chased by yamadūtas.
FAQs
Reverence for gurus and fidelity to śāstra uphold dharma; contempt and sabotage of these foundations lead to downfall.
No tīrtha is mentioned; the passage is ethical instruction.
None in this verse; it names offenses and corresponding narakas.