Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 50
स्त्रीधनान्युपजीवंति स्त्रीभिरत्यंतनिर्जिताः । अरक्षणं च नारीणां मद्यपस्त्रीनिषेवणम्
strīdhanānyupajīvaṃti strībhiratyaṃtanirjitāḥ | arakṣaṇaṃ ca nārīṇāṃ madyapastrīniṣevaṇam
स्त्रीधनान्युपजीवन्ति, स्त्रीभिरत्यन्तनिर्जिताः; नारीणामरक्षणं, मद्यपानं, स्त्रीनिषेवणं च—एतानि निन्द्यानि कर्माणि।
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvara Khaṇḍa context)
Scene: A householder at a crossroads: one path shows intoxication and disorder; the other shows sobriety, protection of women, and disciplined worship before a Śiva shrine. A guardian-like figure symbolizes rakṣaṇa and maryādā.
FAQs
Dharma demands self-restraint, responsible livelihood, and protective duty; intoxication and moral negligence are condemned.
No tīrtha is mentioned; the verse is ethical instruction.
None; it lists censured behaviors, notably madyapāna (drinking liquor).