Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 30
तस्यैवं वर्तमानस्य कदाचित्कालपर्ययात् । जननी निधनं प्राप्ता व्याधिताऽतिजरातुरा
tasyaivaṃ vartamānasya kadācitkālaparyayāt | jananī nidhanaṃ prāptā vyādhitā'tijarāturā
Mientras vivía de ese modo, una vez—por el giro del tiempo—su madre llegó a la muerte, afligida por la enfermedad y agotada por una vejez extrema.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda speaking to Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra (general frame)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Muni/ṛṣi audience
Scene: An aged mother on a simple bed, frail and fevered; the son stands conflicted; a dim lamp and a glimpse of Gaṅgā/temple spire through a window evoke Kāśī’s liminal atmosphere.
FAQs
Time overturns all conditions; death and decay are inevitable, prompting reflection on dharma and right living.
The verse is within the Kāśī Khaṇḍa narrative setting; it does not name a specific tirtha.
None stated in this verse.