Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 4
ईश्वर उवाच । प्राणत्यागं महाराज मा काले त्वं कृथा वृथा । अद्याप्यसि युवा त्वं वै न युक्तं मरणं तव
īśvara uvāca | prāṇatyāgaṃ mahārāja mā kāle tvaṃ kṛthā vṛthā | adyāpyasi yuvā tvaṃ vai na yuktaṃ maraṇaṃ tava
Īśvara dijo: «Oh gran rey, no abandones la vida antes de su tiempo; no lo hagas en vano. Aún eres joven; la muerte no es apropiada para ti».
Īśvara (Śiva) / Rudra
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) tirtha milieu
Type: kshetra
Listener: Maharāja Citrasena
Scene: Śiva, compassionate and authoritative, addresses the king at close range, halting him from self-abandonment; Viṣṇu stands as witness of dharma.
FAQs
Dharma discourages self-destruction; spiritual urgency must be balanced with rightful life-duties under divine guidance.
Implicitly the Revā Khaṇḍa sacred setting where the king performs tapas; the verse itself focuses on ethical instruction.
None; it is a prohibition against akāla-prāṇatyāga (untimely renunciation of life).