Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 89
भैरवाभरणो नेता सदा घूर्णितलोचनः । प्रवृत्ततंद्रवन्मूढो वध्यश्चासावितस्ततः
bhairavābharaṇo netā sadā ghūrṇitalocanaḥ | pravṛttataṃdravanmūḍho vadhyaścāsāvitastataḥ
பைரவனின் ஆபரணங்களைப் போல் அணிந்த தலைவன், கண்கள் எப்போதும் சுழல—மயக்கத்தில் ஆழ்ந்தவன் போல மூடன்—ஆகையால் தண்டனையும் வதமும் பெறத் தகுதியானவன் ஆனான்.
Unspecified (narrative voice within Sūta’s recitation in Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A swaggering leader wearing Bhairava-like ornaments, eyes rolling in intoxicated stupor, is denounced as deserving punishment; the crowd recoils.
FAQs
External religious appearance cannot mask adharma; delusion and harmful conduct lead to rightful consequences.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra is the setting; its māhātmya teaches dharma through episodes of fall and correction.
None in this verse; it describes character and karmic-legal consequence.