Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 46
अभिमानोतिकोपश्च दांभिकत्वं कृतघ्नता । अत्यंतविषयासक्तिः कार्पण्यं शाठ्यमत्सरम्
abhimānotikopaśca dāṃbhikatvaṃ kṛtaghnatā | atyaṃtaviṣayāsaktiḥ kārpaṇyaṃ śāṭhyamatsaram
अभिमानः अतिवृद्धकोपश्च, दाम्भिकत्वं कृतघ्नता च; विषयेष्वत्यन्तासक्तिः, कार्पण्यं शाठ्यं मत्सरश्च—एते निन्द्याः दोषाः स्मृताः।
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvara Khaṇḍa context)
Scene: A didactic tableau: a sādhaka at a Śiva-āśrama gate sees personified vices—Pride, Anger, Hypocrisy, Envy—being turned away, while virtues—Humility, Gratitude, Generosity—are welcomed toward a liṅga shrine.
FAQs
Inner vices destroy dharma; spiritual life requires purification of character—especially anger, hypocrisy, greed, deceit, and envy.
No location is praised in this verse; it is a moral inventory meant to support dharmic living.
None directly; it emphasizes ethical discipline as the foundation for fruitful worship and pilgrimage.