Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 59
गर्भस्था एव नश्यंति जातमात्रास्तथा परे । क्वचिद्युवानो नश्यंति म्रियंते केपि वार्धके
garbhasthā eva naśyaṃti jātamātrāstathā pare | kvacidyuvāno naśyaṃti mriyaṃte kepi vārdhake
কেউ গর্ভেই নষ্ট হয়, কেউ জন্মমাত্রই; কোথাও কেউ যৌবনে বিনষ্ট হয়, আর কেউ বার্ধক্যেই মৃত্যুকে বরণ করে।
Unknown (context not provided; likely a Purāṇic narrator within Brahmottarakhaṇḍa)
Scene: Four vignettes in one frame: miscarriage/womb-loss, infant death, youth struck down, and an elder’s peaceful passing—overseen by a calm, impartial Kāla figure.
FAQs
Death is not tied to age; awareness of this truth encourages steady dharma and inner readiness.
No tīrtha is mentioned; it is a general teaching.
None; it functions as a contemplative reminder to practice dharma without postponement.