Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 62
विचचार तदा मत्तः किलाहं वारणो यथा । कृत्याकृत्यविचारेण विमुक्तोऽतीव गर्वितः
vicacāra tadā mattaḥ kilāhaṃ vāraṇo yathā | kṛtyākṛtyavicāreṇa vimukto'tīva garvitaḥ
তখন আমি উন্মত্ত হাতির মতো এদিক-ওদিক ঘুরে বেড়ালাম; করণীয়-অকরণীয়ের বিবেচনা থেকে মুক্ত হয়ে অতিশয় গর্বে স্ফীত হলাম।
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)
Scene: A lone figure roams wildly like a rutting elephant, eyes unfocused, ornaments disheveled; the landscape blurs to show inner confusion, with shadowy forms of ‘kārya/akārya’ slipping away.
FAQs
When pride destroys moral discernment, a person becomes reckless; dharma requires humility and discrimination.
No holy site is referenced; the verse teaches ethical discernment.
No ritual is prescribed; it is a behavioral admonition.