Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 31
जीवितेन किमद्यैव मम नास्ति प्रयोजनम् । पातितस्त्रिदशेंद्रेण यथा कापुरुषस्तथा
jīvitena kimadyaiva mama nāsti prayojanam | pātitastridaśeṃdreṇa yathā kāpuruṣastathā
ഇപ്പോൾ എന്റെ ജീവൻകൊണ്ട് എന്ത് പ്രയോജനം? അതിൽ എനിക്ക് ലക്ഷ്യമില്ല—ത്രിദശേന്ദ്രൻ എന്നെ ഭീരുവിനെപ്പോലെ വീഴ്ത്തി।
Bali (addressing Bhārgava/Śukra)
Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedāranātha)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Bali, newly revived, stands with slumped shoulders or clenched fists, eyes lowered; he speaks bitterly of purposeless life after being cast down by Indra; Śukra listens with composed gravity.
FAQs
Without dharma-grounded purpose, mere survival feels empty; honor and right conduct are treated as central to meaningful life.
The verse is part of Kedārakhaṇḍa’s Kedāra-centered narration, though it focuses on Bali’s personal crisis.
None.