Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 46
अनंतपारा दुष्पूरा तृष्णा दुःखशतावहा । अधर्मबहुला चैव तस्मात्तां परिवर्जयेत्
anaṃtapārā duṣpūrā tṛṣṇā duḥkhaśatāvahā | adharmabahulā caiva tasmāttāṃ parivarjayet
Die Begierde hat kein fernes Ufer, ist schwer zu stillen und bringt Hunderte von Leiden; sie ist voller Adharma—darum soll man sie aufgeben.
Bharadvāja (contextual continuation)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A vast ocean labeled tṛṣṇā with no visible shore; a traveler repeatedly drinks yet remains thirsty, surrounded by scenes of sorrow; a sage points to a higher path—tyāga and devotion—leading to a luminous horizon.
FAQs
Desire is insatiable and leads to adharma and misery; spiritual life begins by consciously renouncing craving.
No specific site is mentioned; the verse provides the ethical foundation that enables tīrtha-yātrā to yield lasting puṇya.
Renunciation/avoidance (parivarjana) of craving is prescribed as a moral discipline rather than a ritual act.