Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 56
तस्मात्सदा शुभं कार्यमविच्छिन्नसुखार्थिभिः । विच्छिद्यंतेऽन्यथा भोगा ग्रीष्मे कुसरितो यथा
tasmātsadā śubhaṃ kāryamavicchinnasukhārthibhiḥ | vicchidyaṃte'nyathā bhogā grīṣme kusarito yathā
সেয়ে, যিসকলে অবিচ্ছিন্ন সুখ বিচাৰে, তেওঁলোকে সদায় শুভ কৰ্ম কৰিব লাগে। নচেৎ ভোগ-বিলাস ছিন্ন হয়, যেন গ্ৰীষ্মত সৰু সৰু সোঁত শুকাই যায়।
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)
Scene: A moral allegory: a broad perennial river (symbol of continuous śubha) flows beside a thin rivulet that dries under a blazing summer sun (symbol of broken bhoga). A teacher points to the landscape while instructing a pilgrim.
FAQs
Lasting happiness depends on consistent virtuous conduct; pleasure without dharma is unstable and quickly ends.
No specific sacred place is praised in this verse.
No particular rite is listed; the prescription is continual śubha conduct as a daily discipline.