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 merawat orang sakit. Dalam petikan ini turut disebut tanda-tanda hidup yang jatuh: penjaga kambing dan biri-biri, penggembala kerbau, pengembara laut, dan suami kepada wanita śūdra—semuanya disenaraikan di sini.
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.