Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 90
मानुष्यान्न परं कष्टं वैरिणां नो भवेद्धि तत् । शोकस्थानसहस्राणि मनुष्यस्य क्षणेक्षणे
mānuṣyānna paraṃ kaṣṭaṃ vairiṇāṃ no bhaveddhi tat | śokasthānasahasrāṇi manuṣyasya kṣaṇekṣaṇe
Kein Leid ist größer als Mensch zu sein; wahrlich, nicht einmal Feinde würden einem dies wünschen. Denn für den Menschen gibt es tausend Stätten des Kummers, Augenblick um Augenblick.
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Scene: A human figure surrounded by many small vignettes of grief—loss, illness, fear, aging—like a garland of ‘thousand sorrow-stations’; above, a calm ascetic points toward a path of release.
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It emphasizes the fragility and sorrow-laden nature of worldly human life, encouraging dispassion and a turn toward dharma and liberation-oriented aims.
No tīrtha is mentioned.
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