Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 71
तेषा मदत्त्वा चाश्रंति चिकित्संति न रोगिणः । अजाविको माहिषिकः समुद्री वृषलीपतिः
teṣā madattvā cāśraṃti cikitsaṃti na rogiṇaḥ | ajāviko māhiṣikaḥ samudrī vṛṣalīpatiḥ
Mereka minum hingga mabuk lalu meratap; mereka tidak mengobati orang sakit. Penggembala kambing dan domba, penggembala kerbau, pelayar lautan, serta suami dari perempuan śūdra—semuanya disebut di sini sebagai tanda perilaku yang jatuh dan tercela.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), deduced from Māheśvara-khaṇḍa narrative convention
Scene: A grim village/market tableau: men drinking to stupor and wailing; a sick person unattended; figures representing marginal or exploitative livelihoods shown as symbols of social inversion; a distant temple silhouette suggesting the lost axis of dharma.
FAQs
Intoxication and negligence toward the suffering are censured; dharma values sobriety, responsibility, and care for the ill.
No sacred geography appears in this verse.
None; the verse criticizes behaviors and depicts social markers within the text’s ethical listing.