Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 15
गीतवाद्यरतस्तत्र वेश्यासु निरतो भृशम् । प्रजोपद्रवकृन्मूर्खः सर्वधर्मबहिष्कृतः
gītavādyaratastatra veśyāsu nirato bhṛśam | prajopadravakṛnmūrkhaḥ sarvadharmabahiṣkṛtaḥ
அங்கே அவன் பாடலும் வாத்தியமும் மீது ஆசை கொண்டான்; வेश्यைகளிடம் மிகுந்த பற்றுடன் இருந்தான். மக்களைத் துன்புறுத்தும் மூடனாய், எல்லா தர்மத்திலிருந்தும் விலக்கப்பட்டான்.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced from Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa māhātmya narration style)
Scene: A king in Gandhāra surrounded by musicians and courtesans, while outside the palace the people suffer under oppressive rule; dharma personified as turning away.
FAQs
Indulgence and oppression of others estrange a person from dharma and prepare the ground for suffering, highlighting the need for repentance and right conduct.
The broader narrative belongs to Prabhāsa-kṣetra (near Somnātha), whose sanctity later becomes the turning point in the story.
None in this verse; it describes the person’s adharmic lifestyle as narrative contrast to later worship.
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