Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 22
यस्य देहस्य धर्मोऽयं क्वचिज्जायेत्क्वचिन्म्रियेत् । क्वचिद्गर्भगतं नश्येज्जातमात्रं क्वचित्तथा
yasya dehasya dharmo'yaṃ kvacijjāyetkvacinmriyet | kvacidgarbhagataṃ naśyejjātamātraṃ kvacittathā
দেহৰ এইয়েই স্বভাৱ: ক’তবাত জন্ম হয়, ক’তবাত মৃত্যু হয়; ক’তবাত গৰ্ভতে থাকোঁতেই নাশ হয়, আৰু ক’তবাত জন্মমাত্ৰেই তৎক্ষণাৎ বিনষ্ট হয়।
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative style)
Scene: A wheel of life showing stages: womb, infant, youth, elder, funeral pyre—arranged as a mandala; a sage points to the wheel to teach impermanence.
FAQs
The body is unstable and perishable; one should seek lasting spiritual purpose rather than depend on bodily certainty.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it sets a renunciatory mood that supports the Himavat-tapas narrative.
No direct ritual is prescribed here; the verse functions as a doctrinal reminder of impermanence.