Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 44
सर्वस्मादधिकं ये न प्रवदन्ति पिनाकिनम् । साधारणं वदंत्येनं तत्र भूतैः समाविश
sarvasmādadhikaṃ ye na pravadanti pinākinam | sādhāraṇaṃ vadaṃtyenaṃ tatra bhūtaiḥ samāviśa
பினாகினை (சிவனை) எல்லாவற்றிலும் உயர்ந்தவர் என்று போற்றாமல், அவரை ‘சாதாரணன்’ என்று கூறுவோர் அங்கே பூதங்களுடன் சேர்ந்து புகுவர்।
Skanda (Kumāra) (deduced)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Somnātha)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A devotee proclaims Pinākin’s greatness before Somnātha; in contrast, a skeptic speaks dismissively and is shown surrounded by bhūtas clinging to him like shadows, illustrating the consequence of nindā.
FAQs
Disrespect toward Śiva is treated as spiritually ruinous; devotion and right reverence are protective dharma.
Prabhāsakṣetra, a major Śaiva sacred landscape in the Skanda Purana.
No explicit ritual; the verse emphasizes theological attitude—proclaiming Śiva’s supremacy and honoring him.