Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 50
आश्लिष्टं जरया दृष्ट्वा परयोषिद्विशंकिता । भवेत्पराङ्मुखी नित्यं प्रणयिन्यपि कामिनी
āśliṣṭaṃ jarayā dṛṣṭvā parayoṣidviśaṃkitā | bhavetparāṅmukhī nityaṃ praṇayinyapi kāminī
Voyant un homme enlacé par la vieillesse, même une femme aimante et ardente—craintive et soupçonneuse—détourne sans cesse le visage et s’éloigne.
Skanda (deduced; Kāśīkhaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A once-attractive man now visibly aged; a beloved woman, though affectionate, turns away with mixed fear and discomfort—symbolizing the collapse of sensual certainty under jarā.
FAQs
Sensual and relational attachments are unstable and time-bound; therefore one should seek the enduring goal of liberation.
Kāśī is the overarching sacred setting of the discourse in this Adhyāya.
None; it is a contemplative observation supporting dispassion.