Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 48
पराभूतो हि जरया सर्वैश्च परिभूयते । हृततारुण्यमाणिक्यो धनहीनः पुमानिव
parābhūto hi jarayā sarvaiśca paribhūyate | hṛtatāruṇyamāṇikyo dhanahīnaḥ pumāniva
যিজন বাৰ্ধক্যৰ দ্বাৰা পৰাভূত হয়, সি সকলোৰে দ্বাৰা তুচ্ছ জ্ঞান হয়; যেন যৌৱনৰ মাণিক্য হেৰোৱা মানুহ, ধনহীন বুলি গণ্য হয়।
Skanda (deduced; Kāśīkhaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Agastya (contextually)
Scene: An elderly man, stooped and ignored in a busy street, his ‘jewel of youth’ depicted as a fallen gem; in contrast, a pilgrim turns toward the Gaṅgā and Viśveśvara, suggesting a higher, non-depreciating wealth.
FAQs
Worldly honor depends on perishable youth and power; therefore one should seek lasting refuge in dharma and the sacred.
Kāśī remains the implied destination within the chapter’s Kāśī-māhātmya discourse.
None explicitly; the verse supports renunciation and urgency rather than detailing a rite.