Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 46
न शक्नोति यदा वोढुं विश्राम्यति पुनःपुनः । तावत्पश्यति तं विप्रं मूर्छितं विकलेन्द्रियम्
na śaknoti yadā voḍhuṃ viśrāmyati punaḥpunaḥ | tāvatpaśyati taṃ vipraṃ mūrchitaṃ vikalendriyam
जेव्हा तो भार वाहू शकला नाही आणि पुन्हा पुन्हा विसावा घेऊ लागला, तेव्हा त्याने त्या ब्राह्मणाला मूर्च्छित, इंद्रिये शिथिल झालेला पाहिले।
Narrator (contextual)
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka and the Naimiṣāraṇya sages (frame typical; immediate addressee not explicit here)
Scene: A weary bearer pauses repeatedly on a riverbank path; he notices a brāhmaṇa collapsed, senses failing, under harsh midday light softened by nearby trees.
FAQs
Physical strength is limited; therefore one should act swiftly in dharma and seek remedies without delay.
No specific tīrtha is named; the scene unfolds on the way to an āśrama in the Revā Khaṇḍa setting.
None; it narrates the condition of the brāhmaṇa and the king’s repeated resting.