Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 4
कस्यचित्त्वथ कालस्य तेन वित्तमुपार्जितम् । दूरात्कृच्छ्रेण च स्तोकं जगृहे गोयुगं ततः
kasyacittvatha kālasya tena vittamupārjitam | dūrātkṛcchreṇa ca stokaṃ jagṛhe goyugaṃ tataḥ
وبعد حينٍ من الزمان اكتسب شيئًا من المال؛ ثمّ، بمشقّة ومن مكان بعيد، حصل على زوجٍ صغير من البقر.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) speaking in Purāṇic narration (deduced)
Tirtha: Arbuda (context) / Piṇḍāraka (narrative arc)
Type: peak
Listener: King
Scene: A weary man returns from a distant journey leading two modest cattle, dust on his feet, small pouch of coins; mountain paths and sparse settlements indicate hardship and perseverance.
FAQs
Worldly gain obtained through hardship can still become a turning point toward dharma when life reveals its instability.
The larger narrative context is Piṇḍāraka within Arbuda Khaṇḍa, though this verse sets up the protagonist’s life situation.
No direct ritual is prescribed here; it is narrative preparation for later tīrtha-oriented practice.