Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 94
यदेके स्थावराः कीटाः पतंगा मानुषादिकाः । तस्मान्मित्या परित्यज्य नंदभद्र यथासुखम् । पिब क्रीडनकैः सार्धं भोगान्सत्यमिदं भुवि
yadeke sthāvarāḥ kīṭāḥ pataṃgā mānuṣādikāḥ | tasmānmityā parityajya naṃdabhadra yathāsukham | piba krīḍanakaiḥ sārdhaṃ bhogānsatyamidaṃ bhuvi
ചിലർ സ്ഥാവരങ്ങൾ, ചിലർ കീടങ്ങൾ, ചിലർ പക്ഷികൾ, ചിലർ മനുഷ്യർ മുതലായവർ. അതിനാൽ, ഹേ നന്ദഭദ്രാ, ഈ മിഥ്യാധാരണകൾ ഉപേക്ഷിച്ച് ഇഷ്ടംപോലെ പാനം ചെയ്തു, കളിസുഹൃത്തുകളോടൊപ്പം ക്രീഡിച്ച് ഭോഗങ്ങൾ അനുഭവിക്ക—ഭൂമിയിൽ ഇതുതന്നെ സത്യം.
Unspecified in snippet (addressing Nandabhadra; likely the same disputant continuing a hedonistic argument)
Listener: Nandabhadra
Scene: A tempter-like adviser addressing Nandabhadra: gestures toward wine-cup, companions, and pleasures; the moral tension is visible—one voice urging indulgence, the other poised for dharmic reply.
FAQs
It voices a pleasure-centered worldview, which the narrative context uses to contrast and ultimately uphold dharma.
No tīrtha is praised in this verse; it is part of a moral-philosophical dialogue.
No dhārmic rite is prescribed; instead it urges drinking and enjoyment, presented as an opposing viewpoint.