Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 99
सत्यमाह विरंचिस्तु स किमर्थं तु जीवति । येनैकमपि तद्धृत्तं नैव येन कृतार्थता
satyamāha viraṃcistu sa kimarthaṃ tu jīvati | yenaikamapi taddhṛttaṃ naiva yena kṛtārthatā
« Virañci (Brahmā) a dit vrai ; mais dans quel but vit celui qui n’accomplit pas ne fût-ce qu’un seul acte de ce don, et par qui la vie n’est pas rendue pleine de sens ? »
Nārada (inner reflection/soliloquy in narration)
Listener: Self (reflective soliloquy)
Scene: A solitary figure on a mountain peak, brow furrowed in ethical concern, contemplating the meaning of life without charity; the vastness contrasts with personal insufficiency.
FAQs
Life finds its purpose through lived dharma—especially through actual practice of giving, not mere hearing.
None; the verse is ethical and introspective rather than geographical.
A practical prescription is implied: perform at least some act of dāna to make life fruitful.