Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 44
अशोच्ये शोचसि शुभे शोच्ये नैवाऽपि शोचसि । देहस्यास्य कृते मिथ्यासंसारे किं विमुह्यसि
aśocye śocasi śubhe śocye naivā'pi śocasi | dehasyāsya kṛte mithyāsaṃsāre kiṃ vimuhyasi
Wahai yang bertuah, kamu bersedih atas apa yang tidak sepatutnya disedihkan, dan kamu tidak bersedih atas apa yang benar-benar patut disedihkan. Demi tubuh ini, mengapakah kamu terkeliru dalam pusingan duniawi yang palsu ini?
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) addressing the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa convention)
Tirtha: महीसागरसंगम (contextual)
Type: sangam
Listener: Mother (within scene)
Scene: The son gestures gently as if separating ‘real’ and ‘unreal’; the mother’s face shows dawning realization; behind them, waves repeatedly arise and dissolve—visual metaphor for saṃsāra.
FAQs
It redirects grief away from the perishable body toward true spiritual discernment, urging freedom from delusion in saṃsāra.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it functions as a general dharma-teaching within the Kaumārikākhaṇḍa narrative.
None in this verse; it is purely an instruction in right understanding and detachment.