Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 109
स्वयं चातिदुराचारः पापिनामपि पापराट् । मंसाशी मद्यसेवी च परदाररतः सदा
svayaṃ cātidurācāraḥ pāpināmapi pāparāṭ | maṃsāśī madyasevī ca paradārarataḥ sadā
Truly, I myself lived in utterly wicked conduct—indeed, a king among sinners. I ate flesh, drank liquor, and was ever addicted to another’s wife.
A repentant sinner (self-confession narrative; specific name not in snippet)
Listener: Interlocutor
Scene: A confessional portrait: the once-respected brāhmaṇa admits being ‘king of sinners’—visualize inner darkness contrasted with the faint possibility of redemption (lamp, Śiva-liṅga in distance, or dawn light).
FAQs
Open acknowledgement of grave wrongdoing is the first step toward repentance and transformation in dharma.
No tīrtha is mentioned in this verse.
None; it lists unethical behaviors condemned by dharma.