Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 65
विंध्य उवाच । धिग्जीवितंशास्त्रकलोज्झितस्य धिग्जीवितं चोद्यमवर्जितस्य । धिग्जीवितं ज्ञातिपराजितस्य धिग्जीवितं व्यथर्मनोरथस्य
viṃdhya uvāca | dhigjīvitaṃśāstrakalojjhitasya dhigjīvitaṃ codyamavarjitasya | dhigjīvitaṃ jñātiparājitasya dhigjīvitaṃ vyatharmanorathasya
Vindhya dijo: «¡Ay de la vida de quien ha caído de las artes del saber sagrado; ay de la vida de quien está privado de noble empeño; ay de la vida de quien es vencido por sus propios parientes; ay de la vida de quien tiene heridos y frustrados sus propósitos!»
Vindhya
Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta-kṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Vindhya speaks in a tone of bitter self-reproach, evoking the shame of a life fallen from learning and noble endeavor; the background suggests the spiritual pull of Kāśī as an unspoken remedy.
FAQs
A life without learning, righteous effort, and inner steadiness becomes a source of shame and sorrow.
No tīrtha is praised; the verse is a moral lament within the narrative.
None.