Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 9
तेषामामरणांतानि विघ्नान्येष करिष्यति । ये च मां नैव मन्यंते विष्णुं वापि जगद्गुरुम्
teṣāmāmaraṇāṃtāni vighnānyeṣa kariṣyati | ye ca māṃ naiva manyaṃte viṣṇuṃ vāpi jagadgurum
وہ ان کے لیے ایسے رکاوٹیں پیدا کرے گا جو موت تک قائم رہیں—خصوصاً ان کے لیے جو نہ مجھے مانتے ہیں اور نہ وِشنو کو، جو جگت کے گرو ہیں۔
Śiva (continuing)
Listener: Girijā (Pārvatī)
Scene: Śiva’s prophecy becomes explicitly juridical: Gaṇeśa will impose life-long obstacles on the sinful, especially those who refuse honor to Śiva and to Viṣṇu, the world-teacher.
FAQs
Disrespect toward the divine (Śiva and Viṣṇu) is shown to generate self-defeating obstacles; humility and reverence align one with dharma.
No tīrtha is named; the teaching concerns ethical and devotional orientation.
Implicitly, to honor and revere Śiva and Viṣṇu; no specific rite is detailed in the verse.