पश्य जानुप्रदेशं मे द्व्यंगुलं रोमवर्जितम् । जातं वपुस्तद्बिभेमि मर्तव्ये सति किं गृहैः
paśya jānupradeśaṃ me dvyaṃgulaṃ romavarjitam | jātaṃ vapustadbibhemi martavye sati kiṃ gṛhaiḥ
„Sieh nahe meinem Knie: auf zwei Fingerbreit ist es haarlos geworden. Da ich diese Veränderung meines Leibes sehe, ergreift mich Furcht. Wenn der Tod gewiss ist, wozu taugen Häuser und Besitz?“
Lomaśa
Listener: Indradyumna
Scene: Lomaśa points to a small hairless patch near his knee (two finger-breadths), his face showing sober fear; the king listens; the scene is intimate, emphasizing the body as memento mori.
Awareness of mortality should awaken detachment and redirect one’s effort from possession to dharma and spiritual aims.
No specific tīrtha is cited in this verse.
No explicit rite; the verse urges inner renunciation rather than external accumulation.