Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 94
तिरस्कृता विप्रलब्धाः शप्ताः क्षिप्ताः प्रपीडिताः । रुद्रभक्ताः कुलं सर्वं निर्दहंति हताः किमु
tiraskṛtā vipralabdhāḥ śaptāḥ kṣiptāḥ prapīḍitāḥ | rudrabhaktāḥ kulaṃ sarvaṃ nirdahaṃti hatāḥ kimu
అవమానింపబడి, మోసపోయి, శపింపబడి, కొట్టబడి లేదా పీడింపబడిన రుద్రభక్తులు సమస్త కులాన్నే దహించగలరు—అయితే వారు హతులైతే మరెంత చెప్పాలి!
Tāraka (implied, continuing the same speech)
Listener: Implied audience within the story and the reciter’s audience
Scene: A stark admonition visualized: Rudra’s devotees, though seemingly harmed, blaze with inner fire that can consume an offender’s lineage; imagery of a family tree or ancestral line being scorched by a spiritual flame.
FAQs
Devotee-offense (bhakta-aparādha) is portrayed as gravely destructive, carrying karmic consequences that can extend to one’s family line.
No tīrtha is mentioned; the teaching is ethical and devotional rather than geographical.
None; it is a warning against disrespecting or harming Rudra’s devotees.