Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 94
यदेके स्थावराः कीटाः पतंगा मानुषादिकाः । तस्मान्मित्या परित्यज्य नंदभद्र यथासुखम् । पिब क्रीडनकैः सार्धं भोगान्सत्यमिदं भुवि
yadeke sthāvarāḥ kīṭāḥ pataṃgā mānuṣādikāḥ | tasmānmityā parityajya naṃdabhadra yathāsukham | piba krīḍanakaiḥ sārdhaṃ bhogānsatyamidaṃ bhuvi
Sapagkat may ilan na mga nilikhang di gumagalaw, may ilan na mga insekto, may ilan na mga ibon, at may ilan na mga tao at iba pa—kaya, O Nandabhadra, talikdan ang mga ‘maling guniguni’ na ito, at ayon sa iyong nais ay uminom at magtamasa ng ligaya kasama ng iyong mga kalaro. Ito lamang ang katotohanan sa lupa.
Unspecified in snippet (addressing Nandabhadra; likely the same disputant continuing a hedonistic argument)
Listener: Nandabhadra
Scene: A tempter-like adviser addressing Nandabhadra: gestures toward wine-cup, companions, and pleasures; the moral tension is visible—one voice urging indulgence, the other poised for dharmic reply.
FAQs
It voices a pleasure-centered worldview, which the narrative context uses to contrast and ultimately uphold dharma.
No tīrtha is praised in this verse; it is part of a moral-philosophical dialogue.
No dhārmic rite is prescribed; instead it urges drinking and enjoyment, presented as an opposing viewpoint.