Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 22
ये द्विषंति महादेवं संसारार्णवतारकम् । सुमहात्पातकोपेतास्ते यांति नरकाग्निषु
ye dviṣaṃti mahādevaṃ saṃsārārṇavatārakam | sumahātpātakopetāste yāṃti narakāgniṣu
जे संसाररूपी समुद्रातून तारून नेणाऱ्या महादेवाचा द्वेष करतात, ते अतिमहापातकांनी युक्त होऊन नरकाग्नीमध्ये जातात.
Mahākāla
Scene: A stark moral tableau: Mahādeva as compassionate ferryman across a dark ocean of saṃsāra, contrasted with figures turning away in hatred and falling toward fiery hell realms.
FAQs
Blasphemy and hatred toward Śiva, the liberating Lord, is treated as a grave fault with severe karmic consequences.
No particular site is named; the verse glorifies Mahādeva’s salvific role rather than a geography.
No ritual is stated; the practical prescription is reverence and devotion toward Mahādeva and avoidance of hatred.