Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 119
भवन्ति यः सदाचारं समुल्लंघ्य प्रवर्तते । तस्य किञ्चित्समुद्देशं वक्ष्ये तं श्रृणु पार्थिव
bhavanti yaḥ sadācāraṃ samullaṃghya pravartate | tasya kiñcitsamuddeśaṃ vakṣye taṃ śrṛṇu pārthiva
जो सदाचार पूर्णपणे उल्लंघून मनासारखा वागतो, अशा व्यक्तीचा थोडक्यात वृत्तान्त मी सांगतो—हे पार्थिव, ऐक.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced)
Listener: King (pārthiva)
Scene: A royal court scene where the teacher raises a hand in admonition, preparing to narrate; in the background, faint shadow-scenes hint at the misdeeds and their consequences, creating suspense.
FAQs
Purāṇic dharma teaching warns that abandoning sadācāra leads to negative consequences, worthy of explicit instruction.
No tīrtha is mentioned; the verse introduces a moral exposition.
None directly; it is a transition into teaching about the outcomes of misconduct.