Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 59
गर्भस्था एव नश्यंति जातमात्रास्तथा परे । क्वचिद्युवानो नश्यंति म्रियंते केपि वार्धके
garbhasthā eva naśyaṃti jātamātrāstathā pare | kvacidyuvāno naśyaṃti mriyaṃte kepi vārdhake
منهم من يهلك وهو في الرحم، ومنهم من يموت ما إن يولد. ومنهم من يفنى في الشباب، ومنهم من لا يلقى الموت إلا في الشيخوخة.
Unknown (context not provided; likely a Purāṇic narrator within Brahmottarakhaṇḍa)
Scene: Four vignettes in one frame: miscarriage/womb-loss, infant death, youth struck down, and an elder’s peaceful passing—overseen by a calm, impartial Kāla figure.
FAQs
Death is not tied to age; awareness of this truth encourages steady dharma and inner readiness.
No tīrtha is mentioned; it is a general teaching.
None; it functions as a contemplative reminder to practice dharma without postponement.