Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 25
शारीरमानसैर्दुःखैर्न सीदंति भवद्विधाः । नाप्राप्यमभिवांछंति नष्टं नेच्छंति शोचितुम्
śārīramānasairduḥkhairna sīdaṃti bhavadvidhāḥ | nāprāpyamabhivāṃchaṃti naṣṭaṃ necchaṃti śocitum
ನಿಮ್ಮಂತಹ ಸಜ್ಜನರು ದೇಹ‑ಮನದ ದುಃಖಗಳಿಂದ ಎಂದಿಗೂ ಕುಗ್ಗುವುದಿಲ್ಲ. ಅಪ್ರಾಪ್ಯವಾದುದನ್ನು ಬಯಸುವುದಿಲ್ಲ; ನಷ್ಟವಾದುದಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ಶೋಕಿಸುವುದನ್ನೂ ಇಚ್ಛಿಸುವುದಿಲ್ಲ.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) narrating within Māheśvarakhaṇḍa (deductive attribution)
Scene: A calm, learned figure seated in contemplation while scenes of illness, loss, and temptation swirl around; the person remains unmoved, eyes half-closed, signifying inner steadiness.
FAQs
Dharma-grounded resilience avoids two traps: chasing the impossible and mourning the irreversible; steadiness is itself a virtue.
No holy site is named; the verse is ethical instruction.
None; the prescription is psychological and moral—acceptance and disciplined desire.