Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 13
मज्जातो मेदसश्चैव वसायाश्च तथा द्विज । मूत्रस्य चैव पित्तस्य श्लेष्मणः शकृतस्तथा
majjāto medasaścaiva vasāyāśca tathā dvija | mūtrasya caiva pittasya śleṣmaṇaḥ śakṛtastathā
Ô deux-fois-né, (les substances du corps sont) la moelle, la graisse et le tissu adipeux ; ainsi que l’urine, la bile, le flegme et pareillement les excréments.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)
Listener: dvija
Scene: A symbolic chart of bodily dhātus and malas (marrow, fat, urine, bile, phlegm, feces) shown as labeled vessels; the teacher points, the disciple reflects soberly.
FAQs
It reminds that the body is material and perishable—encouraging detachment and the pursuit of higher dharma beyond bodily identification.
No tīrtha is mentioned in this verse.
None; it is a listing of bodily constituents.