Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 33
पाषंडवादसंयुक्ताः शिष्टऽचारबहिष्कृताः । कपालिनः पानरतास्तथा कालमुखा ह्यमी
pāṣaṃḍavādasaṃyuktāḥ śiṣṭa'cārabahiṣkṛtāḥ | kapālinaḥ pānaratāstathā kālamukhā hyamī
«Ils s’attacheront à des doctrines hérétiques, seront bannis de la conduite des gens raffinés; ils deviendront des Kapālina, ascètes porteurs de crânes, adonnés à la boisson, et seront appelés Kālāmukha.»
Dakṣa
Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedāranātha)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka and sages (typical frame; not explicit here)
Scene: A darkening age motif: groups of distorted ascetics with skull-bowls and wine, contrasted with serene Śaiva attendants and the distant Himalayan shrine aura.
FAQs
The verse portrays stigmatization through labels; it cautions how anger and prejudice create caricatures of spiritual communities.
No tīrtha is specified; the focus is on the curse narrative within Kedārakhaṇḍa.
None; it is a descriptive curse employing sectarian identifiers.