Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 5
स वेश्यां पिंगलां नाम रममाणो दिवानिशम् । तस्या एव गृहे नित्यमासीदविजितेंद्रियः
sa veśyāṃ piṃgalāṃ nāma ramamāṇo divāniśam | tasyā eva gṛhe nityamāsīdavijiteṃdriyaḥ
Tag und Nacht vergnügte er sich mit einer Kurtisane namens Piṅgalā. Stets hielt er sich in ihrem eigenen Haus auf, die Sinne unbezwingt.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator; specific speaker not explicit in this snippet)
Scene: Inside Piṅgalā’s house: Mandara revels day and night, oblivious to dharma; the imagery emphasizes enclosure, repetition, and sensory saturation.
FAQs
Unchecked senses and obsessive attachment bind one to degradation and distance one from dharma.
No tirtha is named; the verse advances the moral storyline set in Avanti.
None explicitly; the implied discipline is indriya-nigraha (restraint of the senses).