Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 23
याभ्यामुत्पादिता चाहं याभ्यां च परिपालिता । पितरौ कुत्र तौ यातौ देहिनो धिगनित्यताम्
yābhyāmutpāditā cāhaṃ yābhyāṃ ca paripālitā | pitarau kutra tau yātau dehino dhiganityatām
“ആരാൽ ഞാൻ ജനിച്ചു, ആരാൽ ഞാൻ പോഷിക്കപ്പെട്ടു—ആ രണ്ടു മാതാപിതാക്കൾ എവിടെ പോയി? ദേഹധാരികളുടെ അനിത്യത്തിന് ധിക്കാരം!”
Skanda (deduced; Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī (pitṛ-kṛtya milieu; ghāṭas used for tarpaṇa)
Type: ghat
Scene: The maiden speaks aloud to herself, looking toward the river as if searching for her parents; the background suggests a ghat with smoke and pilgrims, emphasizing ‘dhik anityatā’.
FAQs
It forcefully teaches anityatā: all embodied relations pass, urging the seeker to look beyond transient supports.
No particular tirtha is named; the verse functions as a universal teaching within the Kāśī-centered Kāśīkhaṇḍa.
None.