Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 62
विचचार तदा मत्तः किलाहं वारणो यथा । कृत्याकृत्यविचारेण विमुक्तोऽतीव गर्वितः
vicacāra tadā mattaḥ kilāhaṃ vāraṇo yathā | kṛtyākṛtyavicāreṇa vimukto'tīva garvitaḥ
ત્યારે હું મત્ત હાથીની જેમ અહીં-ત્યાં ભટક્યો; કર્તવ્ય-અકર્તવ્યના વિવેકથી મુક્ત થઈ અત્યંત ગર્વથી ફૂલ્યો.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)
Scene: A lone figure roams wildly like a rutting elephant, eyes unfocused, ornaments disheveled; the landscape blurs to show inner confusion, with shadowy forms of ‘kārya/akārya’ slipping away.
FAQs
When pride destroys moral discernment, a person becomes reckless; dharma requires humility and discrimination.
No holy site is referenced; the verse teaches ethical discernment.
No ritual is prescribed; it is a behavioral admonition.