Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 12
मद्यपानप्रसक्ते तु परस्परवधो द्यते । कलहेनातिरौद्रेण विनष्टे यादवे कुले
madyapānaprasakte tu parasparavadho dyate | kalahenātiraudreṇa vinaṣṭe yādave kule
அவர்கள் மதுபானத்தில் மூழ்கியபோது ஒருவரையொருவர் கொல்லுதல் எழுந்தது; மிகக் கொடிய சண்டையால் யாதவக் குலம் அழிந்தது।
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced; not explicit in snippet)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pilgrimage-inquirer audience
Scene: A festive camp turns chaotic: Yādava warriors, intoxicated, erupt into a violent quarrel leading to mutual slaughter; the sacred coast witnesses tragic collapse.
FAQs
Intoxication fuels anger and delusion, leading to adharma and ruin—even for the mighty; self-restraint is protective dharma.
The event belongs to the Prabhāsa setting in the Dvārakā Māhātmya flow, though this verse itself emphasizes the ethical cause rather than praising the site.
None; it implicitly discourages madya through narrative consequence.