Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 69
चिन्ताज्वरो मनुष्याणां क्षुधांनिद्रांबलं हरेत् । रूपमुत्साहबुद्धिं श्री जीवितं च न संशयः
cintājvaro manuṣyāṇāṃ kṣudhāṃnidrāṃbalaṃ haret | rūpamutsāhabuddhiṃ śrī jīvitaṃ ca na saṃśayaḥ
Demam kegelisahan pada manusia merampas rasa lapar, tidur dan kekuatan. Ia juga merenggut rupa, semangat, akal budi, seri serta kemakmuran—bahkan nyawa sendiri, tanpa syak.
Vindhya
Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta-kṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A symbolic medical chart of the soul: anxiety as a dark fever-cloud siphoning away hunger, sleep, strength, beauty, enthusiasm, intellect, prosperity—shown as fading lotuses or dimming lamps—while a steady Śiva-flame remains unextinguished.
FAQs
Unchecked worry devastates both body and mind; dharma requires steadiness, trust, and inner regulation.
None in this verse; it serves as a universal teaching within the Kāśī Khaṇḍa narrative.
None.