Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 7
अथ कालेन महता पितरौ तस्य तौ प्रिये । वार्द्धक्यभावमापन्नौ भर्तव्यौ तस्य विह्वलौ
atha kālena mahatā pitarau tasya tau priye | vārddhakyabhāvamāpannau bhartavyau tasya vihvalau
বহু সময় বাগৰি যোৱাৰ পিছত, তাৰ প্ৰিয় পিতৃ-মাতৃ দুয়ো বাৰ্ধক্যত উপনীত হ’ল। জৰাজীৰ্ণ অৱস্থাত দুৰ্বল আৰু ব্যাকুল হৈ, তেওঁলোক তাৰ ভৰণ-পোষণৰ ওপৰত নিৰ্ভৰশীল হ’ল।
Narrator (within Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya frame)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: An aged couple, frail and leaning, seated in a modest home; the son stands apart, conflicted—compassionate duty shadowed by impending wrongdoing.
FAQs
It highlights pitṛ-sevā—supporting one’s aged parents—as a foundational duty that frames later moral consequences.
The broader narrative belongs to the Prabhāsa-kṣetra Māhātmya, praising the sacred region of Prabhāsa.
No explicit ritual is stated; the verse emphasizes the dharmic obligation of maintaining elderly parents.