Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 34
नष्टं मृतमतीतं च ये शोचन्ति कुबुद्धयः । धीराणां तु पुरा राजन्नष्टं नष्टं मृतं मृतम्
naṣṭaṃ mṛtamatītaṃ ca ye śocanti kubuddhayaḥ | dhīrāṇāṃ tu purā rājannaṣṭaṃ naṣṭaṃ mṛtaṃ mṛtam
“Orang yang dangkal akalnya meratapi yang hilang, yang mati, dan yang telah berlalu. Tetapi bagi yang tabah, wahai raja, yang hilang tetaplah hilang, yang mati tetaplah mati.”
The Ministers (Maṃtriṇaḥ)
Scene: A minister delivers a terse aphorism on loss and death; the king’s posture shifts from collapse to steadier composure, signaling acceptance.
FAQs
Recognize impermanence and accept reality with steadiness; wisdom expresses itself as restraint and adherence to dharma.
No tīrtha is identified in this verse.
No direct prescription, but it supports the call to proceed with proper rites rather than remain in lamentation.