Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 12
सर्वदा सर्वभक्षस्त्वं सर्वस्त्रीजनलालसः । सर्वहिंसापरः क्रूरः कथं भक्तिस्तवेश्वरे
sarvadā sarvabhakṣastvaṃ sarvastrījanalālasaḥ | sarvahiṃsāparaḥ krūraḥ kathaṃ bhaktistaveśvare
“तुम सदा सर्वभक्षी हो, सब स्त्रियों के प्रति लोलुप हो, हर प्रकार की हिंसा में तत्पर और क्रूर हो—फिर ईश्वर में तुम्हारी भक्ति कैसे हो सकती है?”
Kumudvatī (the queen)
Scene: The queen speaks firmly, enumerating the king’s vices; the king’s face shows a controlled reaction—either shame, amusement, or concealed knowledge; attendants are absent to preserve privacy.
FAQs
Bhakti is inseparable from restraint and compassion; violence, lust, and cruelty contradict devotion to Īśvara.
No holy site is mentioned; the verse emphasizes moral qualifications for devotion.
None directly; the implied discipline is ethical purification—ahiṃsā, self-control, and right conduct.