Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 144
एवं मूर्खा वदिष्यंति प्रहसिष्यन्ति चापरे । नारका नास्तिका लोकाः पापोपहतचेतसः । सिद्धिं नैव प्रयास्यंति संप्राप्ते तु कलौ युगे
evaṃ mūrkhā vadiṣyaṃti prahasiṣyanti cāpare | nārakā nāstikā lokāḥ pāpopahatacetasaḥ | siddhiṃ naiva prayāsyaṃti saṃprāpte tu kalau yuge
Những kẻ ngu ngốc sẽ nói như vậy, và những kẻ khác sẽ chế nhạo. Những kẻ vô thần đọa địa ngục, tâm trí bị tội lỗi che mờ, sẽ không đạt được thành tựu khi thời đại Kali đến.
Śiva
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)
Scene: A didactic scene: a sage/Śiva-speaker warns Devī as, in the background, Kali-yuga people laugh and point at pilgrims; shadowy figures with darkened hearts turn away from a radiant kṣetra boundary.
FAQs
Mockery and denial of dharma lead to inner decline; spiritual success requires earnest effort and reverence, especially amid Kali-yuga distractions.
The admonition supports the Prabhāsa-kṣetra teaching, implicitly upholding the sanctity of Somēśa/Somnatha against ridicule.
No specific rite is listed; the practical directive is to avoid nāstikatā and to strive for siddhi through dharmic living and devotion.