Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 101
एतान्द्विषंति ये मूढा ब्राह्मणान्संशितव्रतान् । ते मां द्विषंति वै नूनं पूजनात्पूजयन्ति माम्
etāndviṣaṃti ye mūḍhā brāhmaṇānsaṃśitavratān | te māṃ dviṣaṃti vai nūnaṃ pūjanātpūjayanti mām
जे मूढ लोक या दृढव्रती ब्राह्मणांचा द्वेष करतात, ते निश्चयाने माझाच द्वेष करतात. आणि जे त्यांचे पूजन करतात, ते त्या पूजनानेच माझी पूजा करतात।
Śiva
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Candra
Scene: Two contrasted groups: on one side, deluded men scowl at ascetic Brāhmaṇas; on the other, devotees offer flowers and food. Above, Śiva’s gaze aligns with the honored group, while the hateful group is shown in shadow, indicating spiritual self-harm.
FAQs
Devotion is tested through conduct: reverence to disciplined Brāhmaṇas is counted as worship of Śiva; hatred becomes an offense against Him.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where Śaiva teaching is framed as a māhātmya instruction.
Pūjā/satkāra of vowed Brāhmaṇas, explicitly equated with worship of Śiva.