Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 22
ये द्विषंति महादेवं संसारार्णवतारकम् । सुमहात्पातकोपेतास्ते यांति नरकाग्निषु
ye dviṣaṃti mahādevaṃ saṃsārārṇavatārakam | sumahātpātakopetāste yāṃti narakāgniṣu
جو لوگ مہادیو سے عداوت رکھتے ہیں—جو سنسار کے سمندر سے پار اتارنے والے ہیں—وہ نہایت بڑے گناہوں کے بوجھ تلے دبے ہوئے دوزخ کی آگ میں جا پڑتے ہیں۔
Mahākāla
Scene: A stark moral tableau: Mahādeva as compassionate ferryman across a dark ocean of saṃsāra, contrasted with figures turning away in hatred and falling toward fiery hell realms.
FAQs
Blasphemy and hatred toward Śiva, the liberating Lord, is treated as a grave fault with severe karmic consequences.
No particular site is named; the verse glorifies Mahādeva’s salvific role rather than a geography.
No ritual is stated; the practical prescription is reverence and devotion toward Mahādeva and avoidance of hatred.