Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 56
तस्मात्सदा शुभं कार्यमविच्छिन्नसुखार्थिभिः । विच्छिद्यंतेऽन्यथा भोगा ग्रीष्मे कुसरितो यथा
tasmātsadā śubhaṃ kāryamavicchinnasukhārthibhiḥ | vicchidyaṃte'nyathā bhogā grīṣme kusarito yathā
অতএব যারা অবিচ্ছিন্ন সুখ কামনা করে, তাদের সর্বদা শুভকর্ম করা উচিত; নচেৎ ভোগ কেটে যায়, যেমন গ্রীষ্মে ক্ষুদ্র স্রোত শুকিয়ে 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.