Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 23
याभ्यामुत्पादिता चाहं याभ्यां च परिपालिता । पितरौ कुत्र तौ यातौ देहिनो धिगनित्यताम्
yābhyāmutpāditā cāhaṃ yābhyāṃ ca paripālitā | pitarau kutra tau yātau dehino dhiganityatām
„Die, durch die ich geboren wurde, und die, durch die ich behütet wurde—wohin sind diese beiden Eltern gegangen? Wehe der Vergänglichkeit der verkörperten Wesen!“
Skanda (deduced; Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī (pitṛ-kṛtya milieu; ghāṭas used for tarpaṇa)
Type: ghat
Scene: The maiden speaks aloud to herself, looking toward the river as if searching for her parents; the background suggests a ghat with smoke and pilgrims, emphasizing ‘dhik anityatā’.
FAQs
It forcefully teaches anityatā: all embodied relations pass, urging the seeker to look beyond transient supports.
No particular tirtha is named; the verse functions as a universal teaching within the Kāśī-centered Kāśīkhaṇḍa.
None.