Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 8
वेश्याया मद्यपात्रं तु ह्यधस्तात्सं व्यवस्थितम् । तदादाय पपौ मद्यं जलभ्रांत्या यदैव सः
veśyāyā madyapātraṃ tu hyadhastātsaṃ vyavasthitam | tadādāya papau madyaṃ jalabhrāṃtyā yadaiva saḥ
Mais au-dessous se trouvait le récipient de liqueur de la courtisane ; le prenant, il but l’alcool, le prenant pour de l’eau.
Narrator (deduced: Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa-like purāṇic narrator in Māhātmya narrative)
Scene: In the dim pre-dawn, the youth lifts a liquor vessel from beneath and drinks, believing it water; the courtesan sleeps; the moment is frozen as a tragic mistake.
FAQs
A lapse may occur even without intent; dharma evaluates both intention and consequence, guiding one toward rectification.
This verse introduces the fault; the chapter’s praise focuses on Śaṃkhatīrtha as the purifying remedy.
No prescription yet; the verse establishes the act that will require prāyaścitta.