Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 8
यथाहं तादृशश्चासौ पुत्रस्ते भविता गुणैः । ये च पापा दुराचारा वेदान्धर्मं द्विषंति च
yathāhaṃ tādṛśaścāsau putraste bhavitā guṇaiḥ | ye ca pāpā durācārā vedāndharmaṃ dviṣaṃti ca
“Kung ano ako, gayon din ang iyong anak sa kanyang mga katangian. At yaong mga makasalanan at masasamang asal—na napopoot sa Veda at sa dharma—”
Śiva (continuing)
Listener: Girijā (Pārvatī)
Scene: Śiva continues the proclamation: the son will mirror Śiva’s qualities; the narrative tone turns admonitory, pointing toward the fate of Veda-dharma-haters.
FAQs
Dharma and the Vedas are upheld as sacred foundations; hostility toward them is portrayed as a mark of adharma with consequences.
No tīrtha is mentioned in this verse.
No explicit ritual; it frames moral alignment—reverence for Veda and dharma.