Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 26
एवं स्वराष्ट्रात्परराष्ट्रतश्च देशाकरग्रामपुरव्रजेभ्यः । आहृत्य नार्यो रमिता दिनेदिने भुक्वा पुनः कापि न भुज्यते मया
evaṃ svarāṣṭrātpararāṣṭrataśca deśākaragrāmapuravrajebhyaḥ | āhṛtya nāryo ramitā dinedine bhukvā punaḥ kāpi na bhujyate mayā
Begitulah, dari kerajaanku sendiri dan kerajaan lain—dari wilayah, lombong, kampung, dan bandar—wanita dibawa dan dinikmati hari demi hari; setelah dinikmati, tiada seorang pun yang disentuh lagi olehku.
Rākṣasa
Scene: A panoramic montage: caravans and messengers moving through mines, villages, towns; the king’s indulgence shown as repetitive cycles, with women depicted as sorrowful figures in the background to emphasize harm.
FAQs
Unchecked appetite expands endlessly, harming society widely; the Purāṇic warning is that pleasure sought through injury becomes a cause of torment.
None; the verse lists worldly places to show the breadth of wrongdoing, not pilgrimage merit.
None; it is narrative confession.