Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 36
धिग्जरांप्राणिनामत्र यया सर्वो विरज्यति । जरातुरेंद्रियग्रामे स्त्रियोपि नयतः स्वसात्
dhigjarāṃprāṇināmatra yayā sarvo virajyati | jarātureṃdriyagrāme striyopi nayataḥ svasāt
生きとし生けるものの老いよ、なんと嘆かわしいことか。老いにより誰もが倦み離れる。感官の群れが老衰に悩まされるとき、女たちさえもその本性に引かれて、人の自制の手を離れてゆく。
Skanda (narrating; lament voiced in the episode’s reflection)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A poignant ghat-side scene: an aged householder/ascetic with trembling hands watches youthful life pass by; senses symbolized as fading lamps; the city of Kāśī stands indifferent yet compassionate.
FAQs
Old age exposes the fragility of embodied life and becomes a catalyst for vairāgya and renewed spiritual urgency.
Not a direct site-glorification verse; it supports the Kāśī Vṛddhāditya narrative by explaining the seeker’s motive.
None explicitly; the verse is reflective, emphasizing sense-decline and the need for discipline.