Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 5
त्वगस्थिमांसमेदोऽसृक्केशस्नायुशतैः सह । विण्मूत्ररेतःसङ्घाते का संज्ञा जायते नृणाम्
tvagasthimāṃsamedo'sṛkkeśasnāyuśataiḥ saha | viṇmūtraretaḥsaṅghāte kā saṃjñā jāyate nṛṇām
Fait de peau, d’os, de chair, de graisse, de sang, de cheveux et de centaines de nerfs—et d’un amas d’excréments, d’urine et de semence—quelle « identité » véritable peut donc naître chez l’homme d’un tel composé ?
Yudhiṣṭhira (continuing the inquiry)
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) tīrthas (contextual)
Type: river
Listener: Pārtha (Arjuna)
Scene: A contemplative sage points to a human figure shown as layered constituents (skin, bone, flesh) to teach dispassion; the background suggests a riverbank hermitage of Revā.
FAQs
It urges dispassion by exposing the body as a perishable mixture, undermining pride and false self-identification.
None explicitly; the verse supports ethical-spiritual teaching within the Revā Khaṇḍa’s tīrtha context.
None; it is a reflective, philosophical prompt.