Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 28
करावरुद्ध श्रवणः शृणोति न यदा ध्वनिम् । स्थूलः कृशः कृशस्थूलस्तदामासान्निवर्तते
karāvaruddha śravaṇaḥ śṛṇoti na yadā dhvanim | sthūlaḥ kṛśaḥ kṛśasthūlastadāmāsānnivartate
যখন দুই কান হাতে ঢেকেও শব্দ শোনা যায় না, এবং দেহ কখনও স্থূল, কখনও কৃশ, বা অদ্ভুতভাবে কৃশ-স্থূল হয়ে ওঠে—তখন কয়েক মাসের মধ্যেই প্রাণ প্রত্যাহৃত হয়।
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A person covers his ears with both hands yet hears no sound; beside him, his body is depicted in successive silhouettes—stout, emaciated, then oddly alternating—while a faint prāṇa-like mist withdraws upward, suggesting life receding over months.
FAQs
Physical decline is treated as a dharmic prompt to prioritize liberation-oriented practice over attachment to the body.
The passage is part of the Kāśī-khaṇḍa narrative atmosphere, reinforcing urgency within the sacred sphere of Kāśī.
None stated; the verse lists bodily/aural omens indicating limited time.