Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 68
शरीरांतरमप्येतन्निजदेहोद्भवं मलम् । मत्त्वा स्वतनयं मूढे मा शोकं कर्तुमर्हसि
śarīrāṃtaramapyetannijadehodbhavaṃ malam | mattvā svatanayaṃ mūḍhe mā śokaṃ kartumarhasi
This “other body” too is but impurity born of one’s own body; thinking it to be your son, O deluded one, you should not give way to grief.
A Purāṇic teacher (speaker not explicit in the snippet)
Scene: A teacher-like figure admonishes a grieving parent; the imagery contrasts a fragile human body with the idea of ‘filth-born’ materiality, urging detachment and calm.
FAQs
Excessive attachment to family identities causes grief; seeing their bodily, impermanent nature helps cultivate equanimity.
No specific tīrtha is mentioned.
None; it is ethical-spiritual counsel aimed at reducing moha (delusion) and śoka (grief).