Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 117
मण्डूक इव सर्पेण गीर्यते मृत्युना जनः । बांधवैः संपरित्यक्तः प्रियैश्च परिवारितः
maṇḍūka iva sarpeṇa gīryate mṛtyunā janaḥ | bāṃdhavaiḥ saṃparityaktaḥ priyaiśca parivāritaḥ
जैसे सर्प मेंढक को निगल जाता है, वैसे ही मृत्यु मनुष्य को निगल लेती है। कुछ बन्धु उसे छोड़ देते हैं, पर प्रियजन उसके चारों ओर घिरे रहते हैं।
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)
Scene: Symbolic tableau: a serpent swallowing a frog in the foreground; behind, a dying man with some relatives stepping back while a few loved ones remain close, helpless.
FAQs
Death is inescapable and solitary; one should rely on dharma and devotion rather than social support.
No tīrtha is mentioned; the verse is ethical-philosophical rather than geographical.
None; it motivates inner preparation—japa, charity, and devotion—before the final moment.
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