Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 130
तस्माद्द्वेषो न कर्तव्यो विश्वेशे परमात्मनि । विश्वेश द्वेषिणां पुंसां प्रायश्चित्तं यतो नहि
tasmāddveṣo na kartavyo viśveśe paramātmani | viśveśa dveṣiṇāṃ puṃsāṃ prāyaścittaṃ yato nahi
لہٰذا پرماتما وِشوِیشور کے ساتھ بغض نہ رکھو؛ کیونکہ وِشوِیش سے دشمنی کرنے والوں کے لیے حقیقتاً کوئی پرایشچت نہیں۔
Skanda (deduced Kāśīkhaṇḍa dialogue style: Skanda to Agastya)
Tirtha: Viśveśvara-kṣetra (Kāśī)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Inside the sanctum precincts, Viśveśvara’s liṅga radiates calm; a figure representing ‘dveṣa’ recoils and cannot cross the threshold; devotees with folded hands embody surrender; the mood is solemn—warning and refuge together.
FAQs
Hatred toward the Lord identified as Paramātman is a grave fault; devotion and reverence are upheld as the safe path.
Viśveśvara (Kāśī Viśvanātha) is invoked—central to Kāśī’s sacred identity—though a particular tīrtha-kunda is not named.
A negative injunction: do not commit dveṣa (hatred) toward Viśveśvara; it is said to be beyond prāyaścitta.