Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 12
सर्वदा सर्वभक्षस्त्वं सर्वस्त्रीजनलालसः । सर्वहिंसापरः क्रूरः कथं भक्तिस्तवेश्वरे
sarvadā sarvabhakṣastvaṃ sarvastrījanalālasaḥ | sarvahiṃsāparaḥ krūraḥ kathaṃ bhaktistaveśvare
“तू नेहमी सर्वभक्षी आहेस, सर्व स्त्रियांकडे लालसा ठेवतोस, सर्व प्रकारच्या हिंसेत रत व क्रूर आहेस—मग ईश्वरावर तुझी भक्ती कशी असेल?”
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.