Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 86
महापापप्रयोगाच्च पापमारभते सदा । कितवश्च सुरापायी स्तेयी च गुरुतल्पगः
mahāpāpaprayogācca pāpamārabhate sadā | kitavaśca surāpāyī steyī ca gurutalpagaḥ
عظیم گناہوں میں مبتلا ہو کر وہ ہمیشہ بدکاری ہی اختیار کرتا رہا۔ وہ جواری، شراب نوش، چور، اور یہاں تک کہ استاد کے بستر کی حرمت توڑنے والا بھی تھا۔
Lomaharṣaṇa/Sūta (deduced: Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative style)
Tirtha: Kedāra-kṣetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A sequence-like depiction of vices: dice, liquor vessel, stolen goods, and a shadowed transgression—shown symbolically rather than explicitly—forming a moral tableau.
FAQs
Habitual engagement in major sins deepens bondage, setting the stage for the Purāṇa’s message of divine grace and reform.
Kedāra’s Śiva-centered sacred landscape is the contextual frame for the coming redemption.
None directly; the verse lists grave misdeeds to magnify the later merit of Śivarātri observance.