Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 109
स्वयं चातिदुराचारः पापिनामपि पापराट् । मंसाशी मद्यसेवी च परदाररतः सदा
svayaṃ cātidurācāraḥ pāpināmapi pāparāṭ | maṃsāśī madyasevī ca paradārarataḥ sadā
En vérité, moi-même j’avais une conduite tout à fait perverse—tel un roi parmi les pécheurs. Je mangeais de la chair, buvais des liqueurs, et demeurais sans cesse attaché à la femme d’autrui.
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.