Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 111
तस्यार्धमायुषो रात्रिर्हरते मृत्युरूपिणी । बालभावेन मोहेन वार्धके जरया तथा
tasyārdhamāyuṣo rātrirharate mṛtyurūpiṇī | bālabhāvena mohena vārdhake jarayā tathā
ونصف ذلك العمر تسلبه الليالي نفسها—فهي الموت في تلك الصورة. وما تبقّى يُهدر أيضاً: في الطفولة بسبب عدم النضج والوهم، وفي الشيخوخة بسبب وهن الهرم كذلك.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages
Scene: An allegorical scene: Night as a dark, veiled figure silently taking away half of a man’s lifespan; beside him a child lost in play (moha) and an aged figure bent with jarā, showing the remaining life slipping away like sand.
FAQs
Life is effectively shortened by sleep, delusion, and aging; therefore one should use the waking, capable years for Dharma and spiritual striving.
No Tīrtha is mentioned in this verse.
None; it is a reflective teaching meant to inspire urgency and discipline.