Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 29
गतो बहुतरः कालस्तत्र मे वसतो मुने । क्षुधितस्य तृषार्तस्य शीततापसहस्य च
gato bahutaraḥ kālastatra me vasato mune | kṣudhitasya tṛṣārtasya śītatāpasahasya ca
হে মুনি, তাত বাস কৰি থাকোঁতে মোৰ অতি দীঘল সময় পাৰ হৈ গ’ল—ক্ষুধাত কাতৰ, তৃষ্ণাত পীড়িত, আৰু শীত-তাপ সহি থাকিলোঁ।
Rākṣasa
Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra (contextual frame)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Muni (sage)
Scene: A suffering being recounts long residence in a barren, sun-scorched place—emaciated, parched, enduring alternating cold nights and burning days—speaking to a sage.
FAQs
Karmic consequences can be prolonged and intense; endurance alone is not liberation without dharmic rectification.
No specific tirtha; the verse continues the rākṣasa’s account of suffering away from sustaining resources.
None explicitly; the narrative prepares for guidance on atonement and right conduct.