Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 93
सन्मानमपमानेन वियोगेनेष्टसंगमः । यौवनं जरया ग्रस्तं क्व सौख्यमनुपद्रवम्
sanmānamapamānena viyogeneṣṭasaṃgamaḥ | yauvanaṃ jarayā grastaṃ kva saukhyamanupadravam
सम्मान के पीछे अपमान आता है; प्रियजनों का संगम वियोग से समाप्त होता है। यौवन को जरा ग्रस लेती है—फिर निर्विघ्न सुख कहाँ?
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative convention)
Scene: Triptych: (1) a garlanded man in a court, (2) the same man later scorned; (3) lovers meeting then parting at a riverbank; (4) a youthful figure shadowed by an old figure—time as a looming presence.
FAQs
Worldly conditions constantly reverse—praise to blame, meeting to parting, youth to age—so one should seek the undisturbed happiness grounded in dharma and liberation.
No specific tīrtha is mentioned; the verse functions as a universal contemplation on impermanence.
None; it is a philosophical prompt for detachment and pursuit of śreyas.