Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 87
तृड्बुभुक्षापरीतांगः क्वचित्तिष्ठति रारटन् । विण्मूत्रभक्षणाद्यं च मोहाद्बालः समाचरेत्
tṛḍbubhukṣāparītāṃgaḥ kvacittiṣṭhati rāraṭan | viṇmūtrabhakṣaṇādyaṃ ca mohādbālaḥ samācaret
তৃষ্ণা ও ক্ষুধায় আচ্ছন্ন শিশু কখনও কখনও দাঁড়িয়ে কাঁদতে থাকে। আর মোহবশত সে মল খাওয়া ও মূত্র পান করা প্রভৃতি কাজও করে ফেলে।
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative convention)
Scene: A small child crying from hunger and thirst, standing unsteadily; caretakers rushing; symbolic depiction of moha as a faint veil or dark cloud near the child’s head; the ‘impure acts’ suggested indirectly (averted gaze, discarded vessel) rather than graphic realism.
FAQs
From the very start of life, moha and helplessness dominate; therefore one should cultivate discernment and seek the enduring good rather than fleeting comforts.
No holy site is mentioned in this verse.
None; this is a descriptive verse used to strengthen vairāgya (dispassion).