Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 79
यदाप्रभृति भद्र त्वं पाषाणस्यार्चने रतः । तदाप्रभृति किंचिच्च न हि पश्यामि शोभनम्
yadāprabhṛti bhadra tvaṃ pāṣāṇasyārcane rataḥ | tadāprabhṛti kiṃcicca na hi paśyāmi śobhanam
Hỡi người hiền, từ khi ngươi chuyên tâm thờ phụng một hòn đá tầm thường, kể từ đó ta chẳng thấy điều lành hay điềm cát tường nào mở ra cho ngươi.
Lomaharṣaṇa/Sūta (deduced, Māheśvara-khaṇḍa narrative frame)
Scene: A concerned admonisher addresses a devotee who clings to a rough stone on a simple altar; the devotee’s face shows stubbornness while the speaker shows compassionate severity.
FAQs
Devotion must be rightly placed; misguided worship leads to loss of auspicious outcomes and spiritual clarity.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse.
It critiques an improper form of worship (pāṣāṇa-arcana) rather than prescribing a specific rite.