Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 82
चिरकार्याभिसंपतेश्चिरकारी तथोच्यते । अलसग्रहणं प्राप्तो दुर्मेधावी तथोच्यते
cirakāryābhisaṃpateścirakārī tathocyate | alasagrahaṇaṃ prāpto durmedhāvī tathocyate
যিনি কাজের সিদ্ধি দীর্ঘ সময় পরে লাভ করেন, তিনি ‘চিরকারী’ নামে পরিচিত; কিন্তু যে কেবল অলসতায় পড়ে থাকে, সে ‘দুর্মেধা’ (মন্দবুদ্ধি) বলা হয়।
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages (deduced)
Scene: Two contrasted figures: one thoughtful and composed (Cirakārī) and another slumped in indolence (durmedhā), illustrating the verse’s distinction.
FAQs
Not all slowness is a virtue: thoughtful delay is wisdom, but delay from laziness is adharma and dullness.
No tīrtha is referenced; the verse clarifies a moral distinction relevant to dharmic living.
None—this is a definitional teaching about character and intention.