Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 20
एवं शीलस्य मे कस्मात्प्रतुष्यति महेश्वरः । मद्यपस्येव पापस्य वासुदेवो जगद्गुरः
evaṃ śīlasya me kasmātpratuṣyati maheśvaraḥ | madyapasyeva pāpasya vāsudevo jagadguraḥ
«Siendo yo de tal condición, ¿cómo podría Maheśvara complacerse en mí—más de lo que Vāsudeva, maestro del mundo, se complacería en un bebedor pecador?»
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.