Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 53
कितवो हि महापापो देवब्राह्मणनिंदकः । निकृत्या परयोपेतः परदाररतो महान्
kitavo hi mahāpāpo devabrāhmaṇaniṃdakaḥ | nikṛtyā parayopetaḥ paradārarato mahān
Ce joueur était, en vérité, un grand pécheur : il blasphémait les dieux et les brāhmaṇas; rempli de ruse, il était profondément adonné à la femme d’autrui.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), speaking to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Kedāra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pilgrimage audience
Scene: A dissolute gambler, gaunt and restless, shown in shadowed tones—symbols of dice, furtive glances, and a courtesan’s doorway—contrasted with a distant luminous Kedāra shrine suggesting possible redemption.
FAQs
Adharma—slander of the divine and the righteous, deceit, and sexual misconduct—deepens bondage and suffering.
The moral exemplum is situated in Kedārakhaṇḍa, supporting Kedāra’s dharmic message.
No explicit ritual is stated; the verse characterizes the sinner to set up a reformative narrative.