Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 6
मुखमध्यगते मद्ये सोऽपि तां कोपसंयुतः । वेश्यां प्रभर्त्सयामास धिग्धिक्शब्दैर्मुहुर्मुहुः
mukhamadhyagate madye so'pi tāṃ kopasaṃyutaḥ | veśyāṃ prabhartsayāmāsa dhigdhikśabdairmuhurmuhuḥ
فلما بلغ الخمرُ وسطَ فمه امتلأ غضبًا، وأخذ يوبّخ تلك الغانية مرارًا وتكرارًا صارخًا: «عارٌ! عارٌ!»
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator; exact speaker not explicit in the snippet)
Scene: The man jerks upright, wine at his lips, brows furrowed; his hand pushes the vessel away. The courtesan recoils, startled. The word ‘dhik’ is visually implied by his sharp gesture and stern face.
FAQs
Moral awareness awakens instantly when one recognizes a transgression; repentance begins with honest recognition and rejection of the act.
The single verse does not specify a named tīrtha; it functions as part of a larger tīrthamāhātmya narrative.
None directly; the verse depicts reaction and remorse, leading into later expiation.