Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 12
सर्वदा सर्वभक्षस्त्वं सर्वस्त्रीजनलालसः । सर्वहिंसापरः क्रूरः कथं भक्तिस्तवेश्वरे
sarvadā sarvabhakṣastvaṃ sarvastrījanalālasaḥ | sarvahiṃsāparaḥ krūraḥ kathaṃ bhaktistaveśvare
“Lagi kang walang pinipiling kinakain, nasisilo ng pita sa lahat ng babae, nakatuon sa bawat anyo ng pananakit at malupit—paano magkakaroon ng debosyon sa Panginoon ang tulad mo?”
Kumudvatī (the queen)
Scene: The queen speaks firmly, enumerating the king’s vices; the king’s face shows a controlled reaction—either shame, amusement, or concealed knowledge; attendants are absent to preserve privacy.
FAQs
Bhakti is inseparable from restraint and compassion; violence, lust, and cruelty contradict devotion to Īśvara.
No holy site is mentioned; the verse emphasizes moral qualifications for devotion.
None directly; the implied discipline is ethical purification—ahiṃsā, self-control, and right conduct.