Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 109
स्वयं चातिदुराचारः पापिनामपि पापराट् । मंसाशी मद्यसेवी च परदाररतः सदा
svayaṃ cātidurācāraḥ pāpināmapi pāparāṭ | maṃsāśī madyasevī ca paradārarataḥ sadā
Tunay, ako mismo ay namuhay sa lubhang masamang asal—tila hari sa mga makasalanan. Kumain ako ng laman, uminom ng alak, at laging nalululong sa asawa ng iba.
A repentant sinner (self-confession narrative; specific name not in snippet)
Listener: Interlocutor
Scene: A confessional portrait: the once-respected brāhmaṇa admits being ‘king of sinners’—visualize inner darkness contrasted with the faint possibility of redemption (lamp, Śiva-liṅga in distance, or dawn light).
FAQs
Open acknowledgement of grave wrongdoing is the first step toward repentance and transformation in dharma.
No tīrtha is mentioned in this verse.
None; it lists unethical behaviors condemned by dharma.