Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 35
स्वर्गः सदानुश्रविकस्तस्मादेनं न कामये । तत्रस्थास्य पुनः पातो भयं न व्येति मानसात्
svargaḥ sadānuśravikastasmādenaṃ na kāmaye | tatrasthāsya punaḥ pāto bhayaṃ na vyeti mānasāt
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Indradyumna (king)
Tirtha: Svarga (as a contrasted realm)
Type: kshetra
Scene: The king reflects on svarga as mere hearsay and confesses the persistent fear of falling; the scene is introspective, with svarga depicted as distant and shimmering, while the king’s mind turns inward.
FAQs
Heaven is not final; anxiety about returning to lower states reveals its impermanence, encouraging pursuit of a steadier spiritual goal.
None is mentioned; the verse is a doctrinal reflection on svarga’s instability.
None; it teaches dispassion (vairāgya) toward temporary rewards.