Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 102
योहि नष्टेष्वभीष्टेषु प्राप्तेष्वपि च शोचति । तृप्येत वा भवेद्बन्धो निश्चितं सोऽन्यजन्मनः
yohi naṣṭeṣvabhīṣṭeṣu prāpteṣvapi ca śocati | tṛpyeta vā bhavedbandho niścitaṃ so'nyajanmanaḥ
ഇഷ്ടവസ്തുക്കൾ നഷ്ടപ്പെട്ടാൽ ദുഃഖിക്കുന്നവനും, ലഭിച്ചാലും ദുഃഖിക്കുന്നവനും—തൃപ്തനായാലും ബന്ധിതനായാലും—നിശ്ചയമായി മറ്റൊരു ജന്മത്തോട് ബന്ധപ്പെട്ടു കിടക്കുന്നു.
Narrator (within Māheśvarakhaṇḍa discourse; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa tradition)
Scene: A seeker stands between two scenes—loss and gain—yet his face remains troubled in both; a teacher points toward a calm river symbolizing equanimity and liberation from rebirth.
FAQs
Persistent sorrow and attachment—whether in loss or gain—signal bondage to saṃsāra and lead to further rebirth.
No tīrtha is mentioned; the verse is a general teaching on detachment and liberation.
No ritual is prescribed; the focus is inner discipline and freedom from attachment.