Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 28
दुराचाररतो लोके गर्हणीयः पुमान्भवेत् । व्याधिभिश्चाभिभूयेत सदाल्पायुः सुदुःखभाक्
durācārarato loke garhaṇīyaḥ pumānbhavet | vyādhibhiścābhibhūyeta sadālpāyuḥ suduḥkhabhāk
A man devoted to bad conduct becomes blameworthy in the world; he is overcome by diseases, ever short-lived, and a sharer of great suffering.
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A moral tableau: a man indulging in harmful acts is shown afflicted by illness and shunned by society, contrasted in the background with the luminous skyline of Kāśī—ghāṭas, temples, and the Ganga—implying dharma as refuge.
FAQs
Durācāra leads to social censure and painful karmic results, expressed as illness, reduced vitality, and suffering.
No specific tīrtha is named; the verse is ethical instruction within the Kāśī Khaṇḍa context.
No ritual is prescribed; the warning is to avoid durācāra and adhere to dharmic conduct.
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