Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 54
तत्रैको विदुरो नाम दुरात्मा ब्राह्मणाधमः । आसीद्वेश्यापतिर्योऽसौ सदारोऽपि कुमार्गगः
tatraiko viduro nāma durātmā brāhmaṇādhamaḥ | āsīdveśyāpatiryo'sau sadāro'pi kumārgagaḥ
ત્યાં ‘વિદુર’ નામનો એક માણસ હતો—દુરાત્મા, બ્રાહ્મણોમાં અધમ. તે વેશ્યાનો પોષક-રક્ષક બની રહ્યો; અને પત્ની હોવા છતાં પણ કુમાર્ગે ચાલતો હતો।
Not explicitly stated in the provided snippet (context needed from Adhyāya 22 framing dialogue)
Scene: A brāhmaṇa figure (Vidura) shown with external marks of status but inner moral disarray: moving toward a courtesan’s house while his lawful wife remains in shadow; symbolism of broken household lamp.
FAQs
It warns that social status (even being a brāhmaṇa) is hollow without right conduct; attachment to immoral living leads one onto kumārga (the wrong path).
No tīrtha or sacred location is explicitly mentioned in this verse; it appears to set up a moral narrative that may connect to a later māhātmya context in the chapter.
None in this verse—no snāna, dāna, japa, vrata, or pilgrimage instruction is stated here.