Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 76
ये तु ब्राह्मणविद्विष्टाः शिवभक्तिवितंडकाः । ब्रह्मघ्नाश्च कृतघ्नाश्च तथा नैष्कृतिकाश्च ये
ye tu brāhmaṇavidviṣṭāḥ śivabhaktivitaṃḍakāḥ | brahmaghnāśca kṛtaghnāśca tathā naiṣkṛtikāśca ye
కానీ బ్రాహ్మణులను ద్వేషించేవారు, శివభక్తికి అడ్డుపడేవారు, బ్రాహ్మణహంతకులు, కృతఘ్నులు, మరియు నిత్య దుష్కర్మపరులు—ఎవరు అయినా—
Skanda (deduced from Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa māhātmya dialogue context)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A didactic tableau enumerating Kali-yuga offenders: brahma-dveṣins and those who sabotage Śiva devotion, framed as threats to the holy field.
FAQs
The text condemns specific grave offenses—especially hostility to brāhmaṇas and sabotage of Śiva-bhakti—as destructive to dharma.
The warning occurs within Prabhāsa-kṣetra’s māhātmya, framing how the tīrtha is guarded from serious offenders.
None; it is an ethical classification of pāpa (sin) that sets up the following verses about protection and consequences.