Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 20
एवं शीलस्य मे कस्मात्प्रतुष्यति महेश्वरः । मद्यपस्येव पापस्य वासुदेवो जगद्गुरः
evaṃ śīlasya me kasmātpratuṣyati maheśvaraḥ | madyapasyeva pāpasya vāsudevo jagadguraḥ
„Bei meiner Wesensart—wie könnte Maheśvara an mir Gefallen finden, mehr als Vāsudeva, der Lehrer der Welt, an einem sündigen Trunkenbold Gefallen fände?“
Madana (Kāmadeva)
Scene: A personified Kāma (or speaker) stands with bowed head before Maheśvara’s presence; a parallel vignette shows Vāsudeva turning away from a drunken sinner, illustrating the analogy.
FAQs
Divine approval aligns with purity and self-mastery; one should recognize one’s faults and seek transformation rather than presumption.
No tīrtha is mentioned; the verse uses a moral analogy involving Śiva and Vāsudeva.
None; it emphasizes ethical fitness (śīla) over external observance.